What caused an increase in tension between the US and Spain.?1. in 1895 civil war broke out in cuba between spains and cuba2. the conflict was described by senator redfield proctor of vermont as "bloody and brutal"3. newspapers reported the brutaily of the Spanish General Weyler.-The new york journal reports "....blood on the roadsides, blood in the villages, blood blood blood.!"--American newspapers were clrealy pushing the nation towards intervention in the Cuban situation.The Yellow Press.-instigated the war.--united the general public to want wat with Spain.---made people feel sorry for the Cubans.Causes of Spanish American War-the uss maine sinking.--the yellow press.---butcher weyler and his treatment of Cubans in concentration camos.----the de lome letter.-----jose marti's destruction of us property in Cuba making it look as though Spain did it.Teller Amendment.Imperialists vs. anit-imperialists in US.Fronts in the Spanish American War.-philippeans--Cuba---Puerto RicoTreaty of Paris.-brought an offical end of the war.--spain gave cuba independance (kind of)---Us got control of the philippines, Guam and Puerto Rico.Misc.-the US Army was not prepared to fight this war- The navy was excellent.!-- Roughly 3000 US solidiers died in the war.---lasted April 25-August 12, 1898----The US became an Empire for the first time in our history.
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