#3 Flashcards
0
Q
When does McKinley try to avoid war?
A
February 16, 1898
1
Q
What were the effects on America?
A
- Neutrality policy: stopped
- Propaganda
- American plantations destroyed
- Press played major role
- 1898: order had to be restored
2
Q
How does McKinley try to avoid war?
A
- US battleship Maine
- sunk in Havana harbor
- more than 260 died
- McKinley refused to declare war
3
Q
Who said, “the president has no more backbone then a chocolate eclair”?
(Who said he was a coward?)
A
Assistant Secretary of War
4
Q
What were the Spanish concessions?
A
- Ultimatum: ceasing fighting Cuba, abolish concentration camps
- April 9: Spain accepted ultimatum
5
Q
What happens when war is declared?
A
- Congress intervenes
- April 19, 1989 ordered land and naval forces into action
- goal: bring peace
6
Q
Who headed to the Philippine Islands?
A
George Dewey
7
Q
What happened April 30, 1898?
A
6 ships arrive
8
Q
What occurred May 1, 1898?
A
US attacked
9
Q
How many men did the Spanish lose?
A
170
10
Q
How many men did the US lose?
A
1
11
Q
Who couldn’t take the city?
A
US
12
Q
Who did the US help?
A
Filipino revolutionary army
13
Q
What did the US organize?
A
An attack on Spain in Manila
14
Q
What occurred in early August?
A
US boats, landing party, Filipino revolutionaries were too strong
