Grover Cleveland 2/20 Flashcards
What did the Spanish fleet want to keep?
Honor
Not take cities
Who led the Spanish fleet in the Atlantic?
Spanish Admiral Cervera
Where did the Spanish fleet in the Atlantic try to hide?
Santiago, Cuba
What happened on July 3, 1898 in the Atlantic?
Spanish Admiral Cervera and his fleet made a dash to get to open sea.
U.S. Was waiting for them
Not one ship escaped
Who resigned in office?
Theodore Roosevelt
What did Theodeore Roosevelt form?
“Rough Riders”
What did Theodore Roosevelt’s group have?
Antique rifles
Bad food
Bad sanitary
No hospitals
What were some symptoms that Cervera’s men had?
Dysentery
Typhoid
Malaria
Yellow fever
What was the name of the organization and the person who helped Cervera’s men?
American Red Cross
Clara Barton
In the Atlantic on June 24, 1898 what happened?
U.S. General William Shafted pushed troops near Santiago
Who was a soldier in Puerto Rico?
Nelson Miles, he had no opposition
Where and when did spanish surrender claims to Cuba?
Paris october 1898
What did Spain cede to the U.S.?
Puerto Rico
Guam
Philippines
Wake Island
How much did U.S. Pay to Spain for it to cede countries?
$20 million
Why was there a war in the Philippines?
McKinley decides to have American rule, they reject the idea
When was the war in the Philippines?
1898-1902
How many troops did the U.S. have in the Philippines and how much money?
70,000 troops
$175 million
What year does the U.S. Win the Philippine war?
1902
What did the U.S. do in the Philippines?
Created govt. for islands (effective 1907)
U.S. Had congress to veto any legislation
What happened year of 1875 in Hawaii?
Hawaii signed treaty with U.S.
What is another name for the 1887 naval base?
Pearl Harbor
Because Hawaiians did not like the power and wealth in foreign hands what did they do?
Soldiers refused to fight
On febuary 1, 1893 what do Americans do in Hawaii?
Raise American flag
What did Cleveland do in Hawaii?
Lowered American flag
