Recap of major battles
Spanish sent in Valeriano Weyler to take down the Cuban rebellion, Febuary 1895. Cuban towns turned into concentration camps and rebels were tortured. This was one of the major battles but there are many more. Mckinley was elected president of United States in November 1896. Two campaign promises- 1) Protect American business and 2) Free the Cuban people. Problems between Spanish and America breaking down after Spanish sending insulting letters, Febuary, 9, 1898. Dupuy de Lome wrote that President Mckinley "was a want-to-be politican, and was weak." U.S.S. Maine Blows up and kills 260 sailors unexpectedly, Febuary 15, 1898. Theodory Roosevelt (Assistant Secretary) ordered Dewey to get ready for fight between Spanish fleet in the Philipenes if war broke out between U.S. and Spain. Mckinley asks/tells Congres to declare war, April,11,1998. Spanish agrees with all the American demands, even when God told him that he need to move in on the Spanish. Spanish fleets were all sunk after 7 hours on the water and the United States only suffered one death of a boat, May 1, 1898. Rough Riders of Roosevelt were sent to San Juan Hill to fight, in June, 1898. He had the most san riders on San Juan Hill. Destroyed Spanish Carribean fleet by American, every ship that was not sunk tried to run to the open seas, July, 3, 1898. U.S.-Filipino war, Filipinos fought America for independence, they stayed to the U.S. till Japan took it ikn 1942.
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