Hist 167 Xochilt Puga Perez Precis Louis A Pérez in The War of 1898: The United States and Cuba in History and Historiography (Chapel Hill: UNC Press‚ 1998) examined how Cuba and the U.S. developed an intricate relationship over time which led to the eruption of the war and the intervention led to several repercussions to this day. Perez argued that a lot of ambiguity surrounded the Spanish American War and had been useful for those who wrote about the war and American self identity
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United States sent the USS Maine to Havana‚ Cuba to protect Americans and their properties. On February 9‚ 1898 the Spanish Ambassador Dupuy De Lome sent a letter to a friend in Cuba that was intercepted by the Cuban rebels and taken to the United States government. This letter verbally insulted the United States President William McKinley. This letter was then stolen and published all across the United States‚ pushing for a call of war. Then February 15‚ 1898 the USS Maine suddenly exploded
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3rd Quarter Philippine History Reviewer The Katipunan[Kataas-taasan Kagalang-galang na Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan] -secret society established by: Andres Bonifacio‚ Ladislao Diwa‚ Deodata Arellano‚ Teodoro Plata and Valentin Diaz. Andres Bonifacio -charismatic leader -born: Tondo -shouldered the burden of family life at an early period in his life -when his parents died‚ he sold fans and canes. - sought employment as a clerk and messenger in a foreign commercial company trading in the Philippines
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Moving on‚ in 1898‚ the Spanish American War came into existence under the leadership of President William McKinley. A few years before McKinley came into office‚ Cuba attempted to overthrow Spanish colonial rule‚ and in return‚ the Spanish rulers started using harsh policies that included concentration camps. The rebels received financial assistance from private U.S. interests and used America as a base of operations from which to attack. McKinley originally tried to avoid an armed conflict with
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Spanish-American war was fought in Cuba and the Philippines and was the result of American intervention in the ongoing Cuban War of Independence. The U.S. joined because of the Spanish’s treatment of the Cubans and they blamed Spain for the sinking of the USS Maine. The war only lasted for ten weeks; however‚ the U.S. gained Hawaii as the fiftieth state and received Guam‚ Puerto Rico and the Philippines as territories. At the time‚ the U.S. was very jingoistic and thought they could just take what they wanted
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overcrowding issues with people‚ like immigrants. 2. What were the "stated" and "unstated" reasons that the United States fought the Spanish American War? They had a disagreement with Spain over armistice and independence. They were kind to the Cubans. The USS
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The Congressional Medal of Honour The Medal of Honour is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. It is given to a member of the United States armed forces who distinguishes himself "conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States". Because of the nature of its criteria‚ the medal is often awarded posthumously. Members of all branches of the U
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The U.S. was interested in Cuba for several reasons. Firstly‚ it is geographically close and provides exports like sugar. Also‚ Cuba would be able to assist in the United States’ control of the Caribbean‚ through a naval base. The explosion of the USS Maine created tensions that would cause U.S. involvement. 3. U.S. involvement in the Spanish-American was partly due to
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free” (no tariff/tax) and cant give territory to anyone else (Americans moved here to make plantations) 1880s: US gets right to build Pearl Harbor Queen Liluokalani “Hawaii is strictly for Hawaiians” (Sanford dole-banana‚pineapple-asked for US help USS Boston shows and Lil surrenders Annexation of Hawaii Ceremony: Mckinley signs into law‚ Dole is new governor of Hawaii Spanish American war Background: younger Cubans revolt against spain‚ Spain sends “the butcher” valeriano weyler to cuba to
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worth of stuff b. 1890 US export $1.6 billion dollars’ worth of stuff 2. Capital Investments a. 1870 zero investments in world markets b. 1900 $500 million investments in world markets 3. Protection a. Stronger military i. 1883 - US navy 1. USS Atlanta‚ USS Boston 2. Naval bases 4. European Example a. Franco-Prussian war yields Germany b. Germany‚ Great Britain‚ France‚ Italy expand to Africa i. Africa had no representation in the conference to divide Africa 5. West Closed 6. Manifest Destiney a
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