Posted by 4Chancey on November 15, 2011 at 10:34am
On this day Mr. Bruns told us the plans for the next few weeks, this included WWI Projects, CH. 10 Test, and small things/improvements. Then we went back to the Chapter 10 Powerpoint and taking notes to prepare for the tests. Here are the notes I took:Jose Marti-tried to get Cuban independence. He destroyed American property to make it look like Spain did it. This helped push us into the war more than anything else.General Valeriano Weyler-Was sent from Spain to Cuba to keep things under control. Put people in concentration camps. Some died because of poor sanitation.Causes of tension between U.S. and Spain:1. Civil war in Cuba (1895).2. Senator Redfield Proctor was defined as bloody and brutal.3. Newspapers reported brutality of General Weyler from Spain.4. Quote: "blood on the roadsides, blood in the villages, blood, blood, blood!"5. Sinking of the U.S.S. Maine.6. American newspapers pushed an intervention to support Cuba's independence.The Yellow Press instigated the war. Convinced the people to declare war against Spain. Made many people feel bad for the Cubans. William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer were rival journalists.Enrique Dupay de Lome- Letter to America: "McKinley is weak and catering to the rabble, a low politician who desires to leave a door open to himself." Huge insult back in the day. One of the top reasons for going to war with Spain.U.S.S. Maine- Exploded in a harbor in Cuba. Assumed Spanish mine blew it up. Research has showed the potential of a ammunition stockpile that caught flame and blew the ship internally. The main reason we went to war with Spain.Causes of war:1. U.S.S. Maine sinking.2. Yellow Press.3. Weyler's concentration camp.4. De Lome letter.5. Jose Marti's destruction of U.S. property.Teller Amendment. Imperialists vs. Anti-imperialists. To fight or not to fight. Guarenteed Cuban independence after war was over with.Fronts in S-A war:1. Phillipines.2. Guam.3. Cuba.4. Puerto Rico.Emilio Aguinaldo-an ally during the war. Tried to fight for independence for Cuba.Admiral William Sampson-led the navy, which was the key to the victory in the war.Rough Riders-Led by Teddy Roosevelt and helped win the battle of San Juan Hill in Cuba. Pushed Roosevelt to a national hero state.John Hay-nicknamed it "a splendid little war" because we won, it was short, few casualties, inexpensive, and got land out of it.Treaty of Paris of 1898-Brought the end of the war officially. Spain gave Cuba independence (kinda), and the U.S. got control of the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico.Other side facts:1. Army forces were weaker.2. Navy shined in the war.3. 3000 American soldiers died.4. Only 385 died in battle.5. 2500 died because of diseases.6. Lasted only 3 months.7. The U.S. became an empire.Puerto Rico-Claimed by Spain in 1493 following Columbus' finding of America. After 400 years, U.S. took over because of our victory in the war. Citizens of Puerto Rico were granted citizenship in the U.S. in 1917. Popularly elected governors have served since 1948. In 1952 a constitution was enacted to provide internal self government. Voters have chosen over the years to retain commonwealth status.Three options for the future:1. Statehood.2. Independence.3. Commonwealth.Stopped here.
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