Spanish American War“Splendid Little War” Flashcards
Who dubbed Spainish American war “the splendid little war”
Secratary of state Jhon hay.
How long was it
4 months
What year
1998
What was Demore letter
Big factor in Starting war
Spanish ambassador Demore wrote a letter criticizing our president back to Spain but the letter was intercepted by Cubans who gave it back to USA so we would side with them in war
2 reasons why we joined the war
1.The Maine was believed to have been bombed by the spainish
2. Spanish ambassador Demore sent a letter to Spain criticizing our president
What countries involved
Cuba, America, Spain, and philliphenes
Why was the Panama Canal essential
Made travel for navy and military units easier
Why did Cuba start the war
They wanted freedom from Spain, they wanted to be their own country
What was a form of exaggeration that lots of news paper article used to cause more chaos and was a big portion in starting the war
Yellow journalism
Steps to aquire Panama Canal
- French leased from Columbia gov
- Us bought lease from France (40 million)
- Agreeded upon 99 year lease 10 million annual rent of 250000
- Colombian reject treaty
- Us encouraged panama people to revolt
- Panama independent
- USA makes treaty with panama people
Treaty of Paris
Ends war
- Cuba becomes a protectorate of Spain
- Spain gives up Guam, and purtoricco
- America buys philliphenes for 20 million
