US History 2: Spanish-American War

Jose Marti

A cabana poet and journalist in exile in New York, launched a revolution in 1895

General Valeriano Weyler

Spain sent general to restore order in Cuba in 1896

Yellow Journalism

Exaggerated news to lure and engage readers

USS Maine

In 1898 President Mckinley sent the ship to Cuba to bring home American Citizens in danger from the fighting and to protect American property.

George Dewey

Gave command to open fire on the spanish fleet at Manila. Dewey’s victory allowed the US to land in the Philippines

Rough Riders

A volunteer cavalry under the command of Leonard Wood and Teddy Roosevelt. 

Treaty of Paris

Ended the Spanish-American War Cuba, Puerto Rico and Guam to the US and Philippines for 20 million USD.

San Juan Hill

A strategically military important area in Cuba.

What did General Weyler do to the rural Cubans?

He put them in Concentration camps to restore order.

What was the importance of the Treaty of Paris?

It solidified the United States as an imperial power.

What was the De Lome Letter?

Spanish Minister to the United States, Enrique Dupuy de Lome called President Mckinley weak and a “bidder for the admiration of the crowd.”

How did Cuban rebels try to get the attention of the United States? 

Cubans tried to prove United States intervention by destoying the United States company’s property. Some Americans wanted to support Cuban rebels.