1. The Spanish American War
Chapter 18 Section 2

2. Cuban Revolution Cuba was owned by Spain 1st Revolution: 1868 – 1878
1886: US investment in sugar plantations begins

3. 2nd Cuban Revolution Began in 1895 Led by José Marti
Guerrilla campaign destroys wealth of island (plantations, sugar mills)

4. Spain’s Reaction
1896: General Valeriano Weyler sent by Spain to end revolution
Cubans put in concentration camps

5. Yellow Journalism New style of writing; sensational stories
US newspapers exploit Weyler’s actions to sell papers (Hearst & Pulitzer)
Pulitzer
Hearst to Frederick Remington: You furnish the pictures, and I’ll furnish the war!
Hearst

6. February 1898: War Fever Builds
De Lôme Letter
Private letter by Spanish minister to US
Calls McKinley weak
Stolen & published in US newspapers
Makes American public angry

7. U.S.S. Maine
U.S. ship sent to evacuate US citizens and protect US property
Explodes in Havana Harbor on February 15
260 men killed
US newspapers blame Spain: “Remember the Maine”
Was an accident

9. War with Spain Spain agrees to most of US demands
U.S. declares war April 1898

10. War in the Caribbean US blockades Cuba US Army has problems
Small professional force
Volunteers ill-prepared
Wrong uniforms
Not enough modern firearms or ammunition
Not enough medical supplies
More deaths from disease than warfare

11. Rough Riders Volunteer cavalry unit Official leader: Leonard Wood
Most influential member: T.Roosevelt
Led charge up San Juan Hill

12. U.S. Troops invade Puerto Rico

13. War in the Philippines
Commodore George Dewey destroys Spanish fleet in Manila Harbor
Filipinos, led by Emilio Aguinaldo, support Dewey
August 1898: Spanish troops surrender to US

14. End of the War Armistice signed August 1898
Treaty of Paris of 1898 (December)
Spain has to give Cuba its independence
Spain gives U.S. Guam & Puerto Rico
U.S. buys the Philippines from Spain for $20 million