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12 Cards in this Set
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What year did Cubans began to demand their independence from Spain?
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1868
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Where did the U.S.S Maine mysteriously explode on February 15th killing over 200 American sailors?
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Havana Harbor
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What year did Spain force Cuban citizens to move to central locations where they would be under the control of the Spanish Army.
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1895
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As a result of deaths due to lack of food/medicine and unsanitary living conditions, ___________ became sympathetic and called for __________ support of Cuban rebels.
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Americans
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U.S. newpapers published _________ news reports of the events taking place in Cuba.
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exaggerated
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By the late 1890s, America had also become a big investor in Cuban ______ and _______ crops.
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Sugar
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Why did investors urge the government to intervene in Cuba as they saw American property and interests being destroyed as the fighting increased?
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They were anxious to protect American business interests in Cuba.
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Early in 1898, this president sent an American battleship to Cuba to protect American lives and interests.
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President William McKinley
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Name the battleship that mysteriously exploded Havana Harbor on February 15th killing over 200 American sailors.
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U.S.S Maine
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How long did the Spanish American War last?
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four months
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As a result of the Spanish American War, the United States gained possession of which three Spanish territories.
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Guam
Puerto Rico Philippines |
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What happened two months after the U.S.S. Maine exploded in Havana Harbor?
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The United States declared war on Spain
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