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How did the De Lome Letter affect the Spanish American War?

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After three years of sympathizing with the Cuban rebels, they were hungry for war. By April 1898, the United States was at war with Spain. Although the de Lome Letter did not cause the Spanish-American War, it certainly riled the American public and pushed the United States closer to intervening in Cuba.


Also to know is, what two things did the De Lome letter indicate?

This letter, written by the Spanish Ambassador to the United States, Enrique Dupuy de Lôme, criticized American President William McKinley by calling him weak and concerned only with gaining the favor of the crowd.

what were the consequences of the Spanish American War? The Treaty of Paris was most generous to the winners. The United States received the Philippines and the islands of Guam and Puerto Rico. Cuba became independent, and Spain was awarded $20 million dollars for its losses.

how did Valeriano Weyler help to cause the outbreak of the Spanish American War?

His a Spanish general who put Cuban rebels into barded wire concentration camps. They wanted the Americans to hate the Spaniards.

What happened to Cuba as a result of the Spanish American War?

The Treaty of Paris ending the Spanish-American War was signed on December 10, 1898. In it, Spain renounced all claim to Cuba, ceded Guam and Puerto Rico to the United States and transferred sovereignty over the Philippines to the United States for $20 million.

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What did the De Lome Letter cause?

On February 9, 1898, the contents of a seized Spanish letter caused an international scandal that fueled anti-Spanish and pro-war feelings in the United States. Somehow, Dupuy de Lôme's letter fell into the hands of Cuban rebels who then sent the letter to Cuban Junta abroad.

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What was the importance of the De Lome Letter?

This letter, written by the Spanish Ambassador to the United States, Enrique Dupuy de Lôme, criticized American President William McKinley by calling him weak and concerned only with gaining the favor of the crowd.

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What was the De Lome Letter Apush?

De Lome, the Spanish minister in Washington, sent a secret letter he wrote describing President McKinley as weak with no mind of his own, angering many Americans when the letter was intercepted and published in American papers. This incident happened in February, as did the explosion of the battleship Maine.

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Who intercepted the De Lome Letter?

In December of 1897, Enrique Dupuy de Lome wrote a letter to one of his fellow diplomats living in Cuba. The letter was intercepted by a group of Cuban rebels who quickly forwarded it to the United States, all the way to the desk of the U.S. Secretary of State.

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What document ended the Spanish American War?

Treaty of Paris

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What is the Maine?

Remember the Maine. A slogan of the Spanish-American War. The United States battleship Maine mysteriously exploded and sank in the harbor of Havana, Cuba, in 1898. Stirred up by the yellow press (see yellow journalism), the American public blamed the sinking on Spain, which then owned Cuba.

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Who Sank the Maine?

Maine was sent to Havana Harbor to protect U.S. interests during the Cuban War of Independence. She blew up and sank on the evening of 15 February 1898, killing three-quarters of her crew. In 1898, a U.S. Navy board of inquiry ruled that the ship had been sunk by an external explosion from a mine.

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What was the impact of the Platt Amendment?

The Platt Amendment outlined the role of the United States in Cuba and the Caribbean, limiting Cuba's right to make treaties with other nations and restricting Cuba in the conduct of foreign policy and commercial relations.

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What happened to the Philippines as a result of the Spanish American War?

After its defeat in the Spanish-American War of 1898 , Spain ceded its longstanding colony of the Philippines to the United States in the Treaty of Paris. The ensuing Philippine-American War lasted three years and resulted in the death of over 4,200 American and over 20,000 Filipino combatants.

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What two incidents led to the Spanish American War?

The reasons for war were many, but there were two immediate ones: America's support the ongoing struggle by Cubans and Filipinos against Spanish rule, and the mysterious explosion of the battleship U.S.S. Maine in Havana Harbor.

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How many Cubans died in Reconcentration camps?

400,000 Cubans

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What was a result of the treaty that ended the Spanish American War quizlet?

Signed by the United States and Spain in December 1898, this treaty ended the Spanish-American War. Under its terms, Spain recognized Cuba's independence and assumed the Cuban debt; it also ceded Puerto Rico and Guam to the United States. At the insistence of the U.S. representatives, Spain also ceded the Phillipines.

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What three territories did the US get from Spain?

What three territories did the United States get from the war with Spain? The Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam.

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How did Jose Marti contribute to the Spanish American War?

His unification of the Cuban émigré community, particularly in Florida, was crucial to the success of the Cuban War of Independence against Spain. He was a key figure in the planning and execution of this war, as well as the designer of the Cuban Revolutionary Party and its ideology.

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Who did Spain send to Cuba to stop the rebellion?

In 1896, the Spanish sent the infamous General Weyler, known as "The Butcher," to Cuba to put down the insurrection. Weyler lived up to his name.

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Who is Butcher Weyler?

Valeriano Weyler y Nicolau was a successful Spanish general who served many prestigious posts throughout his military career. He gained fame in the Spanish- American War for his unsuccessful "Reconcentration Plan." BIOGRAPHY: Valeriano Weyler was born in Palma de Mallorca, Spain in 1838.

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What were the Spanish Reconcentration camps?

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What were the causes and effects of the Spanish American War?

The Spanish-American War was caused by several events building up in Cuba. Spain in turn declared war on the United States. The effects of this battle were that the United States acquired many new lands in the Caribbean and the Pacific. The American navy capture the Philippines and the island of Guam from Spain.

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What were the causes and consequences of the Spanish American War?

One cause of the Spanish-American War: the United States wanted an empire. This is one reason why the United States captured Guam and the Philippines during the Spanish-American War. Another cause of the war would be Spain's inability to control Cuba. Cuban rebels started to agitate for their independence.

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