today we took some notes overchapter 10. Today is 11/11/11 thatis really cool!ch 10.2 The spanish american warBy the 1900, Spain was a dwinling empire-Philippines, Gua ,Cuba puerto Rico and a few colonies uin africa (Morocco and Western)Jose Martie- he was Cuban nationalist-he was a journalistGeneral valerio weyler-he set up camps in Cuba, not deathcamps.-people called him the butcher, because the said he wall dutchering peopel.What caused an increas in tension betweente the United States and Spain?-in 1895 cival war broke out in Cuba between Spain and the Cubans.-The conflict was described by senator Redfield (bloody and brutal).-Newspapers reported the bruality of the Spaninsh General Weyler.The Yellow press- instigated the war-United the general public to want war with Spain.-Made people feel sorry for the Cubans.Treaty of paris -1898-brought an official and to the war-Spain gave Cuba independence-us gotcontrol of of the philipines (20 million) Guam ad Puerto Rico.Misc.- the US arm was not prepared tp fight this war- the Navy was exited.-Roughly 3000 US soliders died in the war only 385 battle deaths-2500 died due to desieses.-Lasted april 25 - August 12, 1898.caused of the spanish american war.-the uss maine strike.-the yellow press.-the De Lome Letter.-Bucher Weyler and his treatment of Cubans in the concentration camps.-jose Martie destruction of US property in Cuba.'
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