The server crashed but I got lucky with my thing being on word.Today we talked about our blogs some more.Discuss the causes of the Spanish-American War.The sinking of the USS Maine was the main reason since we blamed a Spanish mine. We wanted to get full independence for Cuba. Destruction of Am. property and investments in Cuba. Concentration camps in Cuba. The Yellow Press, a newspaper, made things a lot worse than they really were. De Lome Letter, which was printed in the yellow press, insulted President McKinley. Jingoism because it means making money and taking land.Discuss the effects of the Spanish-American War. Know which countries were acquired as territories or gained independence as a result of this war as well as casualties and other points of the Treaty of Paris.Rough Riders were a voluntary cavalry which was 17,000 strong who fought in this war. The army was terrible because they were issued wool uniforms and inadequate supplies. The Navy was great and they destroyed the Spanish Armada. The Treaty of Paris ended the War and gave the Cubans independence. It also gave us Guam, Wake Island, Puerto Rico and parts of the Philippines. There was about 2500 deaths and 1500 wounded.
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