2 Events That Made War Inevitable

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2 Events That Made War Inevitable
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DeLome Letter

• Letter critical of President McKinley
• Cuban rebels steal a letter from Spanish minister
  to U.S.

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Remember The Maine

• Mysterious explosion destroys U.S. Battleship the
  Maine in the Harbor of Havana, Cuba.

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• Spanish said an underwater mine caused explosion.

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Yellow Journalist said Spanish blew up ship.
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• Not really sure what happened.
• Some think coal dust from inside the ship ignited.

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Congress Pushes for War
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• Passes the Teller Amendment
• Pledged U.S. would not annex Cuba once U.S.
  restored peace in Cuba.

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• Spain declared war on April 24, 1898.

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U.S. Navy in the Pacific
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Admiral Dewey goes to the Philippines
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• Admiral DeweyTold by Asst. Sec. Of the Navy
  Teddy Roosevelt to get ready for war.

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• Dewey Prepares for 3 months.
• Attacks Spanish in Philippine Islands.
• Kill 381 Spanish. Only 1 American dies

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Rough Riders in Cuba

• In CubaThe US Army in disorder.
• Took two months to get organized before troops
  sent to Cuba.

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Army given spoiled food that killed more men than
Spanish bullets. Army given winter uniforms to
fight in tropical Cuba.
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T.R. and Rough Riders
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• Most Rough Riders walked because horses had not
  yet arrived from U.S.
• Didnt take San Juan Hill. Took Kettle Hill.

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• Almost got wiped out.
• Regiment of African Americans saved the Rough
  Riders.

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Treaty of Paris

• Treaty ends Spanish-American War
• Spain surrendered all claims to Cuba

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• U.S. given Puerto Rico Guam
• U.S. buys Philippines for 20 million