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Jose Marti
Cuban journalist organized revolution in 1895 to achieve Cuba Libre (free Cuba!)
Valeriano Weyler
Spanish general sent to restore order to Cuba; sent thousands into deadly concentration camps
yellow journalism
exaggerating the news to lure and engage readers
USS Maine
exploded in the harbor of Havana killing almost 300 (Feb. 1898)
rallying cry for war “Remember the Maine”
George Dewey
commodore of U.S. fleet that attacked the Spanish at Manila
destroying every ship, he landed U.S. troops and conquered the island in 2 months
Rough Riders
volunteer cavalry led by Theodore Roosevelt
San Juan Hill
strategically important battle that gave great fame to Teddy Roosevelt and led to the destruction of the Spanish fleet
Treaty of Paris (1898)
Spain freed Cuba and gave the islands of Guam and Puerto Rico to the U.S.
Spain sold the Philippines for $20 million
some argued that it violated the Declaration of Independence by denying self-government
Philippines annexed in 1899 and gained independence in 1946