Spanish-American War (1898)

Causes: How did each of the following help to cause the outbreak of the Spanish-American War?


1. American business owners- They wanted to have Cuba go down and by that they wanted Spanish to win and were angered when the Cubans burnt down their fields.

2. José Martí- He organized an outbreak of the Cubans against the spanish which angered the Spanish.

3. Valeriano Weyler- By sparking an interest from the Americans by putting the Cubans into concentration camps and killing thousands of Cubans.

4. Yellow journalism- Used to get the readers of top newspapers hooked and informed then of what was happening and spike their interest in the matters in Cuba and the Spanish.

5. De Lôme letter- It angered the American citizens when they heard about it because they were very angry that the Spanish president would do that to their president.

6. U.S.S. Maine- The Americans thought that the Spanish had blown up one of their naval ships and were very angered and that was the last straw which lead them to battle with Spain.



Effects: What happened to each of the following territories as a result of the Spanish-American War?


7. Cuba- It became free.

8. Puerto Rico- Part of the United States.

9. Guam- Part of the United States.

10. Philippine Islands- Was bought by the United States from Spain for $20 Million.