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We didn't want Alaska because we thought it was a bunch of ice.
Hawaii was a monarchy when we got it as a state.
Queen Lili was the last monarch of Hawaii
Missionary work is how we found Hawaii
Sugar cane from Hawaii was untaxed.
Get rid of other influences
Americans and Europeans tried to get her out of power.
Charles B. Wilson discovered the conspiracy.
They waited to see what the queen'd do
McKinley annexed Hawaii
Imperialists wanted more land.
Some Cubans thought we were going to take them over.
Enrique Dupay de Lome
Spanish ambassador to the US
national insults were serious back then
McKinley wanted war
San Juan Hill
May 1898
We landed in Cuba
ROUGH RIDERS!
The Cubans held off an attack on a different place.
San Juan Hill ended up getting taken on July 1st.
Santiago
after San Juan hill
General Shafter started the seige of santiago
On July 4th, a gatling gun was moved to support the siege.
The Spanish surrendered.
ROUGH RIDERS!
calvary uses swords and horses
the rough riders had to abandon their horses
10 weeks
apr. 11 1898 - fighting ended
nickname - a splendid little war
it was short
few causualties
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