Miles general that lead invading forces in puerto rico and became governor, helping set up the new government Shafted Led American ground troops in Cuba- *ill-prepared* for combat (woolen underwear) Rough Riders A regiment of volunteers, run by TR and Colonel Leonard Wood, rushed to Cuba and battled at El Caney stormed up San Juan Hill Nelson A. *ordered to fight American fleet, destroying his* General William R.
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Gained full territorial status in 1900s Admiral Cervera commanded Spanish fleet in Cuba, found refuge in Santiago Harbor, Cuba Theodore Roosevelt Leader of the Rough Riders Secretary of the Navy 26th president Hawaii July 7th, 1898, the US annexed *blank* to use the Islands to *supposedly* support Dewey. long He was a Navy secretary (under McKinley) and much of the readiness of the army was owed to him and Theodore Roosevelt. When Philippines did not, he revolted against US. He expected to gain independence after the war. long and assistant Sec, Theodore Roosevelt's sent this commodore to take over the Philipines William McKinley President during the SP-Am War Teller Amendments Gave Cubans freedom w/ conditions US could intervene in affairs, restore order, trade with US, US established a naval base in Guantanamo Bay What were the conditions of the Platt Amendment? Emilio Aguinaldo Helped George Dewey take over the Philippines. AMERICA WAS WAR MAD! "REMEMBER THE MAINE! TO HELL WITH SPAIN!" Accidental explosion blew up the ship (Spanish investigators said- but we ignored What happened to the Maine actually? Spain frees Cuba, but US declares war anyway George Dewey John D. Could split party and country) What were the causes of the SP-AM War? Yellow Jounalism Sensational stories of over exaggeration Joseph Pulitzer United States newspaper publisher (born in Hungary) who established the Pulitzer prizes (1847-1911) "New York World" William Randolph Hearst Yellow Journalist who sent artist Fredrick Remington to draw pictures of often fictional atrocities EG YJ: Spanish officials brutally stripping and searching on American women, when women not men, did it De Lome Letter, 1898 Letter written by Spanish ambassador to Washington, ridiculing McKinley (Hearst Published) USS Maine Exploded in *Havana* harbor, killing 260 officers and men. Spanish General Weyler comes to Cuba to crush the revolt- puts civilians in *Reconcentration* camps that were terrible and killed many General Weyler Reconcentration camps and Cuba Yellow journalism, De Lome Letter, Maine Explosion, defend democracy (opp. Start of Spanish American War, 1898 -1895, *Cuba revolted* against Spain *McKinley Tariff* raised prices on profitable *sugar* They revolted (Cleveland found this wrong and delayed) What did Americans do when Queen Liliuokalani opposes annexation? 1898 When did the US annex Hawaii? McKinley Tariff Shepherded through Congress by President William McKinley, this tariff raised duties on Hawaiian sugar and set off renewed efforts to secure the annexation of Hawaii to the United States.
treaties in 18 give US commercial rights to *Pearl Harbor* Midway Islands Coaling station Alaska, 1867 US purchased from Russia for $7 Seward's Folly US Virgin Islands, 1917 Purchased for $25 dollars Hawaii *1820s* arrival of first missionaries was trespassing MD MD strengthened after dispute (LA nation appreciation), Britain sought better relations (conflict in Europe) Okay Great Rapprochement After decades of occasionally "twisting the lion's tail," American diplomats began to cultivate close, cordial relations with Great Britain at the end of the nineteenth century-a relationship that would intensify further during World War I. *Grover and SOS Richard Onley* to Britain informing them that BRT.
After all was settled the British still took most of the land anyways. Disputed over who could occupy naval bases in Samoa Why did America and Germany almost go to war? lynching 11 italians in New Orleans Why did American almost go to war with Italy? Deaths of two American sailors at Valparaiso, 1892 Why did the US and Chile almost engage in war? Venezuela-British Guiana Boundary Dispute -*discovery of gold* British was imposing on the land of Venezuela and America came in to intervene. Blaine of Maine in order to establish closer ties between the United States and its southern neighbors. Blaine Big Sister Policy Sec of State Pan-American Conference Meetings of the Pan-American Union, an international organization for cooperation on trade and other issues.
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