Ch 2
causes of Spanish american war 1898
USS Maine sinking
yellow press
his treatment of Cubans in the concentration camps Butcher Weyler
the De Lome letter criticized the president
to help the Cubans get independents from Spain- McKinley
declaration of war and the teller amendment
on April 25, 1898 the united states declared war on spin
discuss imperialists as anti-imperialists in us
teller amendment was added to the declaration of war against Spain
guaranteed Cuban independence after the war was over
Fronts in the Spanish american war Philippines Cuba Puerto Rico (where they fought)
treaty of Paris 1898
brought an official end to the war
Spain gave Cuba independence
US got control of the Philippines (20 million dollars) Guam and Puerto Rico
Misc
the us army was not prepared to fight this war the navy was excellent
roughly 3000 US soldiers died in the war only 385 battle deaths 2500 died due to disease Food poising no medical attention
lasted April 25 - August 12 1898
to US became an empire for the first time in our history
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