its resources. Many people viewed the United States being an imperialist country a good thing. It allowed the U.S to benefit in war as they have more military bases. The U.S also soon started the Spanish-American War when the America battleship USS Maine stationed in Cuba near Havana blew up. As during that time period Cuba was trying to break their control from Spain. So eventually America’s involvement in foreign policies drastically grew thanks to the power of
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to war. By the time President McKinley came into office in 1897‚ the uproar over Cuba was continuing‚ even though Weyler had left. In 1898‚ the US dispatched the USS Maine on a "friendly" mission to Cuba. The ship was to wait‚ ready to rescue US citizens who might be endangered by the conflict in Cuba. On February 15‚ 1898 the Maine mysteriously blew up. The US blamed a Spanish mine. McKinley gave the OK for war‚ and by April‚ both the US and Spain had declared war. In order to assure the world
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United States involvement started with the sinking of the USS Maine which was believed to have been sunk by Spain. Throughout the war the rally cry “Remember the Maine” became a common headline in newspapers. This short war kickstarted the increase of Yellow Journalism‚ in which journalists would print outrageous stories that dramatized the factual events of the
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The Spanish-American war was the war between Spain and America‚ From April- August‚ 1898. The fight occurred Caribbean (Cuba) and Asia (Philippines). The causes of the war was the De Lome letter‚ Yellow Journalism‚ and USS Maine. The US won the war. The us gained the Philippines‚ Cuba‚ Guam‚ and Puerto Rico (Cuba was not added to the USA). The USA got involved in the Cuba war in 1899‚ Philippines war 1899‚ and the Hawaii war in the early 18th century. Local people had self determination
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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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