Spanish-American War (1898)

Causes: How did each of the following help to cause the outbreak of the Spanish-American War?1. American business owners
The business owners wanted to protect their sugar cane investments in Cuba.
2. José Martí
He started rebel units in Cuba fighting for freedom and destroyed American investments knowing that America would respond and probably help drive Spain out making Cuba free.
3. Valeriano Weyler
He herded the civilians into camps like cattle with barbed wire surronding the camps so they couldn't help the rebels and probably raised anti-American sentiments.
4. Yellow journalism
Was written to support the rebel faction by raising the pro-rebel sentiments by "telling" the horrendous crimes the Spanish were commiting except it was all lies.
5. De Lôme letter
A letter written by the Spanish minister to the U.S and it insulted McKinley and made the Americns angry and made them want to fight Spain. Leaked to the newspapers by rebel agents.
6. U.S.S. Maine
An American warship that was blown up in Cuba supposivly by the Spanish when it was trying to take American citizens home so they wouldn't be in the crossfire of the war between the freedom fighters and the Spainish.
Effects: What happened to each of the following territories as a result of the Spanish-American War?
7. Cuba
Cuba became a free contry after the war.
8. Puerto Rico
After Spain lost the war it became an American territory.
9. Guam
After Spain lost the war it also became and American territory.
10. Philippine Islands
The Spanish were driven out of the Philippines and they became an American colony after paying 20 million dollars to Spain.