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13 Cards in this Set
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May 1, 1898
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Spanish fleet guarding Philippines defeated by US Navy under command of Commodore George Dewey
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________ was the staging point for troops before sent into war
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San Francisco
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Emilio Aguinaldo believed that the U.S. govt would
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help Filipinos gain independence from Spain
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Us fought a blood 3 year guerrilla war to
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- keep the Philippines, causing more than 600,000 to be killed
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Treaty of Paris signed ____ and came into effect_____
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December 10, 1898
April 11, 1899 |
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Result of Spanish American War
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- End of Spanish American War
- Spain surrender control of Cuba, Puerto Rico, parts of West Indies, Guam and the Philippines to the US - US paid $20 million to Spain for Philippines |
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US decided to ____ the Philippines in order to ______ and _____ the Filipinos.
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annex; educate and christianize
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US's ultimate goal was to eventually
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make the Philippines independent once it was "ready" for self-government
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The war had cost the US $_______ and ________ lives, ___% had perished from infectious diseases.
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250 million; 3,000; 90%
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US declared war against Spain on
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April 25, 1898
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Total US army strength totalled
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26,000 - required Mobilization ACt of April 22 that allowed for an army of at first 125,000 volunteers (later increased to 200,000) and a regular army of 65,000
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July 1, 1898
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US troops attacked the SAn Juan heights
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July 16, 1898
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Spaniards agreed to unconditional surrender of the 23,500 troops around the city
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