Spanish American War Notes
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US History [1]
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1/4/11 1:28 PM Only lasts a couple months Has some nicknames Splendid Little War Causes Jos? Martis rebels against the Spaniards They send a military governor Put thousands of Cubans in concentration camps Yellow Journalism Pulitzer and Hearst Pushing for war with cover stories of Spanish cruelty Purposes Protect trade markets Capture mineral deposits Acquire land for growing fruit, tobacco, and sugar Liberate Cuba Americans with interest in war Banks, brokers, steelmakers, oilers, manufacturers, missionaries McKinley is one of the people not really wanting the war but if he doesn?t want the was bad stuff will happen if he doesn?t Feb. 15 (1898) The Maine mysteriously blows Americans blame the Spanish for a mine in the harbor The Spanish say it was internal 260 people got killed