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4. (a) Cuba: Spanish American War
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6. Latin American Campaigns, 1906-1933
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Diplomacy Pre 1914:

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Background
  • 1898 : "Ten Thousand Miles From Tip to Tip" meaning the extention of U.S. domination (symbolized by a ) from Puerto Rico to the Philippines. The cartoon contrasts this with a map of the smaller United States 100 years earlier in 1798.American Interests in the Cuban Revolution This is a speech from President Cleveland in 1896, two years before the Spanish-American War, on the American interests in Cuba, and the goings on there at the time, supporting the insurrection of the Cubans against Spain.
  • Reasons for US involvement from the The Second War for Cuban Independence by Jerry A. Sierra, Straightforward with links to other aspects of the war  §
  • Spanish - American War: causes, events, results.  A casahistoria netguide in lecture note format. PDF file  and requires adobe reader. For more casahistoria netguide revision go to IB/Alevel/K12 revision in the young casahistoria section.
Events

Battle streamer, Spanish American War. 4 stars:1. Battle of Manila Bay (1 May 1898); 2. Pacific Ocean operation; 3. Battle of Santiago (3 July 1898); 4. Atlantic/Caribbean operations

Aspects of the war 

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