Spanish American War Research Paper
The Spanish American War On April 25, 1898, the United States became concerned in a war with Spain and began an eight-month war amid the United States and Spain called the Spanish-American War. This action was motivated by Spain’s attack on the Battleship Maine in Havana port on February 15, 1898. The United States acted based on the Monroe Doctrine and consideration for the Cuban’s fight for liberty. The Monroe Doctrine was written in 1823, and declared that: The Americas were not destined for future colonization, and to deem any attempt to take possession of the Americas, or anything in our Hemisphere to be an act against our tranquility and security. Spain’s effort to overcome Cuba was measured to be in infringement of the Monroe
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However, Spanish military had more troops in Cuba than Cuba and the United States could muster. The passage of the Mobilization Act of April 22, allowing up to 125,000 volunteers to battle, strengthened the troops. Patriotism brought the patriots to sign up. They were prepared to protect Cuba and their own interests. On July 1, 1898, U.S. troops assaulted the San Juan heights. The first few fights by Lt. Col. Theodore Roosevelt, and Brigadier General Jacob Kent caused the yield of 23,500 troops by the Spanish. Later, Major General Nelson Mile’s forces landed near Ponce and hiked to San Juan with no trouble. As a result of the Spanish-American War, Spain lost its control of Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philippines Islands, Guam, Midway Island, and other islands. The U.S. also became allies with Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines. The Spanish-American War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris on December 10, …show more content…
Any projectile launch would be seen as an assault by the Soviets and he called for the elimination of all Soviet artillery from Cuba. The U.S. continued to observe doings on the island and finally on October 26th Khrushchev proposed that in exchange for an assurance that the U.S. would not attack Cuba, Soviet missiles would be removed. On October 27th, a spy airplane was shot down above Cuba and a new demand was made by the Soviets. The U.S. must get rid of their middle range missiles from
However, Spanish military had more troops in Cuba than Cuba and the United States could muster. The passage of the Mobilization Act of April 22, allowing up to 125,000 volunteers to battle, strengthened the troops. Patriotism brought the patriots to sign up. They were prepared to protect Cuba and their own interests. On July 1, 1898, U.S. troops assaulted the San Juan heights. The first few fights by Lt. Col. Theodore Roosevelt, and Brigadier General Jacob Kent caused the yield of 23,500 troops by the Spanish. Later, Major General Nelson Mile’s forces landed near Ponce and hiked to San Juan with no trouble. As a result of the Spanish-American War, Spain lost its control of Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philippines Islands, Guam, Midway Island, and other islands. The U.S. also became allies with Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines. The Spanish-American War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris on December 10, …show more content…
Any projectile launch would be seen as an assault by the Soviets and he called for the elimination of all Soviet artillery from Cuba. The U.S. continued to observe doings on the island and finally on October 26th Khrushchev proposed that in exchange for an assurance that the U.S. would not attack Cuba, Soviet missiles would be removed. On October 27th, a spy airplane was shot down above Cuba and a new demand was made by the Soviets. The U.S. must get rid of their middle range missiles from