Causes 1 st Cuban Rebellion against Spain Spanish had oppressed the Cubans in order to profit off of their sugar plantations 13 of the Cubans were enslaved until 1886 Cuban Independence Unsuccessful ID: 752166
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Spanish-American War
Aka- the splendid little warSlide2
Causes:
1
st
Cuban Rebellion against Spain
Spanish had oppressed the Cubans in order to profit off of their sugar plantations.
1/3 of the Cubans were enslaved until 1886
Cuban Independence: Unsuccessful
2
nd
Cuban War for Independence
Josi
Marti : Cuban Journalist launched the revolution in 1895: Cuba
Libre
!
American
desire to protect its investments in Cuba
US supported Cuba economically ($50 million)
Citizens smuggled guns from Florida to Cuban RebelsSlide3
Public Opinion
Opinion was SPLIT
Some want to protect their interest and investments with Spain
Others are enthusiastic about the Rebel cause Comparing it to the American Revolution!
“Cuba
Libre
”
vs.“Give
me liberty or Give me Death!”Slide4
War Fever Escalates
Spain sends: General
Valeriano
Weyler
Herds entire rural population of central and western Cuba into barbed war Concentration camps Civilians could not aid rebelsThousands die from hunger and diseaseSlide5
Causes continued:
1. Yellow
journalism
that intensified
U.S. public
anger at
Spain
William Randolph Hearst: the New York Journal (Spanish fed Cuban rebels to sharks and dogs)
Joseph Pulitzer: the New York World (Cuba: “blood, blood, blood”)
2. The
De
Lome Letter-Written by Spanish Ambassador to the USIntercepted by Cuban Agents and printed in the New York JournalCalled McKinley “weak and a bidder for the admiration of the crowd” 3. The explosion of the USS Maine.USS Maine had been sent to Havana Harbor to ensure Americans safety in the event that Rebels attackKilled 290 sailorsSlide6
Negotiations?
McKinley
wanted Spain to give Cuba
independence
SO……..
Spain refused and war was declared April 25, 1898Slide7
The War
Lasted 4 months and consisted of 2 fronts: Cuba & the
Philippines
Philippines:
Roosevelt (Secretary of Navy) instructed George Dewey that if war broke out Philippines must be
attacked
Victory for the USSlide8
Cuba:
Teller Amendment:
once Cuba is freed from Spanish rule, the US would leave the government to the people of
Cuba
Rough Riders:
organized by Roosevelt, it was a group of volunteers to
fight
Seized Kettle Hill then assisted soldiers in seizing San Juan Hill
Buffalo soldiers: 9th and 10th African American calvarias
Victory for US after weeks of
fightingSlide9
Spanish give up claims to Cuba
US buy Philippines, Puerto Rico, & Guam for $20 million
Some wanted to annex the Philippines into the US others did not
July 4, 1946 Philippines were granted full independence
Guam and Puerto Rico are still owned by the US today
Treaty of ParisSlide10
Platt Amendment
Cuba could not make any treaty with another nation that would weaken its independence
Cuba had to allow the US to buy or lease naval stations in Cuba
Cuba’s debts had to be kept low to prevent foreign countries from landing troops to enforce payment
The US would have the right to intervene to protect Cuban independence and keep order.Slide11
C. Jay Taylor, Puck, 3 June 1896 "The Cuban melodrama"
THE NOBLE HERO (to the HEAVY VILLAIN) “Stand back, there,
gol
darn ye! If you force this think to a fifth act, remember that’s where I
git
in my work!”Slide12
Detroit News, 1898Slide13
Cartoon of three dancing figures representing Hawaii, Cuba and Philippines with caption 'Hurrah For The Fourth Of July We're Coming In On Independence Day Celebrations Too' published in the Minneapolis Journal, July 2, 1898Slide14
Chicago Record-Herald, 1901.
Miss Cuba Receives an Invitation.
MISS COLUMBIA (to her fair neighbor): “Won’t you join the stars and be my 46
th
?”Slide15
Represents Cuba entering its second year of independence.
W.L. Evans, Cleveland Leader, 1903
After the First Mile. Slide16
Chicago Inter Ocean
1905
UNCLE SAM to PORTO RICO: “And to think that bad boy came near being your brother!Slide17
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