The battleship Maine: A. sank the entire Spanish fleet in Manila without a single American loss of life B. exploded in Havana Harbor and fueled calls for war with Spain C. carried arms to the Cuban insurrectionists D. disappeared at sea with no trace, but newspaper reporters claimed that Spain had ordered it sunk E. delivered Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders from Tampa to Cuba A is not the right choice. The Battle of Manila Bay took place on May 1898. The U.S.S. Maine was destroyed on February of the same year (HistoryUnshelved). Because of this, the Maine could have not been responsible for the Spanish defeat. In reality, the credit goes to Commodore Dewey's squadron. They destroyed ten Spanish ships while only losing one U.S. sailor (HistoryUnshelved). …show more content…
The battleship U.S.S. Maine exploded in Havana Harbor on February 15, 1898. In the aftermath of this event, the American press used headlines that made readers assume the tragedy was Spain’s fault. With this, the general public was more willing to declare war with Spain (PBS). In one way or another, the explosion of the battleship Maine ended up propelling the United States into the Spanish-American War. C is, once again, incorrect. The purpose of the U.S.S. Maine was not to carry arms to the Cuban insurrectionists. In fact, its purpose was to protect U.S. interests on Havana (HistoryUnshelved). Because of this, this choice cannot be chosen. D cannot be the correct answer either. It is true that newspaper reporters tried placing the blame on Spain for what happened to the Maine. After all, they used headlines such as "Destruction of the War Ship Maine Was the Work of an Enemy!" to arouse the public. However, the U.S.S. Maine did not disappear at sea with no trace; it was destroyed by a submerged mine (PBS). Due to this discrepancy, this answer can be discarded. E is incorrect as well. Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders were delivered from Tampa to Cuba by several boats, not the Maine. Besides, the battleship Maine had already exploded by the time General Shafter announced the embarkation for Cuba (HistoryUnshelved). Therefore, it would have been impossible for them to use the Maine as
The Trident Submarine houses twenty-four nuclear warheads with each having a range of 4,600 miles over land. If a nuclear war were to break out between the Soviet Union and the United States, virtually every major city could be destroyed in a matter of hours. The origin of these major players in modern day warfare lies in the Revolutionary and Civil Wars.
On the morning of August 29, 1988, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower was returning to her homeport in Norfolk after conducting a six-month deployment in the Mediterranean Sea. She had performed extremely well in exercises and was set to receive the Battle “E.” The carrier had recently taken on approximately 500 Tigers in Bermuda, joining their parents for the final leg of the voyage. Also, the Secretary of the Navy was aboard that morning, and had been present on the bridge prior to his departure at 0807. 14 minutes later, at 0821 according to the deck log, the Eisenhower struck the Spanish bulk carrier Urduliz, which was anchored in a designated anchorage area, “A,” in berth “Z.”
In my opinion The United States ordeal with Annexing the Philippines and the idea that we had of going into war with them was great mistake and should have been avoided. The Filipinos and Americans were deadlocked in war with each other. This all became a controversy with the two nations in 1898 when the Treaty of Paris between Spain and the United Stated ceded all seven thousand islands of the Philippine archipelago to the United States, for just a mere twenty-million dollars. Congress had approved the treaty with Spain, by February of 1899. Mckinley was on the verge of calling for the annexation of the Philippines which brought on a bloody two year struggle. In my opinion the United States was the cause of all of this because of three different reasons, for one our government would not...
In the late 1800’s the American people and their government became more willing to risk war in defense of American interests overseas, support for building a large modern navy began to grow. Supporters argued that if the United States did not build up its navy and acquire bases overseas, it would be shut out of foreign markets by Europeans. Captain Alfred T. Mahan observed that building a modern navy meant that the U.S. had to acquire territory for naval bases overseas. This would enable them to operate a navy far from home. A country needed bases and coaling stations in distant regions, which was exactly what they did by having Havana, Cuba be one of its ports. Another factor that was part of the Navy’s modernization was the USS Maine, which was probably the most famous ship of its era. The USS Maine was one of the Navy’s first armored battle ships. It was one of the first U.S. naval vessels with electrical lighting. It had a top speed of 17 knots and a crew of 392 officers and enlisted men. On the evening of February 15, 1898 the USS Maine exploded. Of the 345 officers and sailors aboard the Maine, 266 died. There were many ideas of how this explosion occurred, namely: the ship’s ammunition supplies blew up, a fire accidentally ignited the ammunition, and that a mine detonated near the ship set off the ammunition. At the time Cuba was a Spanish colony, but it was in the midst of a revolution. The Cuban people were fighting for independence from Spain. During this Cuban revolt against Spain and the American battleship Maine dropped anchor in the Havana harbor to protect American interests in Cuba. Many Americans regarded the Spanish as tyrants and supported the Cubans in their struggle. This immediately made Americans jump to the Conclusion that Spain blew up the Maine. American’s felt that since they were allies with Cuba that Spain was trying to harm America, as to not interfere with Cuba’s revolt against them. Within a matter of weeks, Spain and the U.
United States of America. U.S. Department of State. Office of the Historian. The Philippine-American War, 1899-1902. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Mar. 2014
Led by Commander George Dewey, the Navy won the most glorious victory in the history of the Navy. However this didn’t end the war. In order for America to force the Spanish out, a military invasion on Cuba would have to take place. More than 250,000 soldiers rushed to volunteer for service.
III. The CIA and Cuban affairs were the ones who planned and carried out the
towards Spain on April 25, 1898. On the day war was declared, Spain issued that the United States add the Teller Amendment, which declared, "the right to intervene for the preservation of Cuban independence, the maintenance of a government adequate for the protection of life, property, and individual liberty..." (Teller Amendment). The actual fighting began on May 1, in the Philippines Islands at the Battle of Manila Bay where Commodore George Dewey reportedly said, "You may fire when ready, Gridley," and the Spanish fleet under Rear Admiral Patricio Montojo was
In part one section two Kinzer describes the invasion on Cuba. Kinzer notes Spain’s hard work to solve the Cuban crisis peacefully and “any president with a backbone would have seized this opportunity for an honorable solution. Such a solution, however, would have denied the United States the prizes they sought. They could be won only by conquest. McKinley understood this and on April 11 he asked congress to authorize ‘forcible intervention’ in Cuba” (Kinzer 37). When McKinley authorized ‘forcible intervention’ in Cuba the world knew this was nothing less than a declaration of war. The harsh reality is that Spain was willing to negotiate peacefully with the United States but McKinley had other plans. Kinzer later says that the CIA attempted to depose him but failed miserably. Eighteen months later, the Soviets deployed offensive missiles in Cuba, thus bringing the Soviets and the America to brink of nuclear combat war (Kinzer 90). This was one of the reasons why the Soviets went from being our ally to being our enemy.
Spain was conquering territories all around the world. Although one made the United States more nervous than the rest; Cuba. The United States feared spain controlling a territory so close to home. It was clear it was not the best idea that a Eastern country controlled something so close, so they kept a close eye on it. Once they realize their differences United States discharged a battleship from the Great White Fleet to Cuba, the U.S.S. Maine. Once the maine arrived there was a few more conflicts between the two countries. After 2 weeks of arriving in Havana Harbor in Cuba, The Maine was mysteriously destroyed by an explosion. As soon as the Yellow press was informed they forced the thought of the explosion being an act of terrorism. This is supported in “Document A: New York Journal”. The New York Journa...
For 113 days during the summer of 1898, the United States was at war with Spain. Neither the president of the United States, nor his cabinet, nor the the queen of Spain, nor her ministers wanted the war wanted the war. It happened eventhough they made their best efforts to prevent it. It happened because of ambition, miscalculation, and stupidity; and it happened because of kindness, wit, and resourcefulness. It also happened because some were indifferent to the suffering of the world’s wretched and others were not (O’Toole 17). By winning the war the United States proved the the rest of the world and to itself that it could and would fight against foreign nations. For many years, world power had been concentrated in the countries in Europe. Nations such as Great Britain, France, Germany, and Spain had the most influence in global affairs. But a shift in power was gradually taking place as the United States matured. The young nation gained wealth and strength. Its population grew immensely, and many people believed it would become a major world power (Bachrach, 11) Spain was one of the many European countries that had territory in the United States. Spain controlled mostly some islands off the coast of Central America. The most important of these were Cuba and Puerto Rico. The United States was led to believe that the Spanish mosgoverned and abused the people of these islands. In fact, Spain did overtax and mistreat the Cubans, who rebelled in 1868 and again in 1895. Thus, the American people felt sympathetic toward the Cuban independence movement. In addition, Spain had frequently interfered with trade between its colonies and the United States. Even though the United States had been a trading partner with Cuba since the seventeenth century, Spain sometimes tried to completely stop their trade with Cuba. In Spain doing so, this sometimes caused damage to U.S. commercial interests. The United States highly disagreed with Spain’s right to interfere with this trade relationship. (Bachrach, 12) The United States was also concerned that other trading and commercial interests were threatened by the number of ships and soldiers Spain kept in the area. If the United States had to fight a war with Canada or Mexico, these Spanish forces could quickly mobilize against the United States.
The first reason for the Spanish American War was public opinion. In 1895, American citizens took notice of a Cuban revolt against their corrupt Spanish oppressor. The Cuban insurgents reasoned that if they did enough damage , the US might move in and help the Cubans win their independence. Not only did Americans sympathize with the Cubans upon seeing tragic reports in the newspaper, but they also empathized in that the US once fought for their own independence from Britain. If France didn’t intervene, the Americans probably would not have won their freedom. As if this did not rally enough hate for the Spanish among the American Public, fuel was added to the flame by the Spanish General (“Butcher”) Weyler. He attempted to crush the rebellion by herding Cubans into barbed-wire concentration camps. In turn, the American public was outraged.
Spanish History- The Spanish-American War (April 25,1898-December 10, 1898)- Cuba had been fighting for independence from Spain for six years using guerrilla warfare tactics. For that reason, in February 1896, Spanish General Valeriano Weyler moved the Cubans from their homes into areas heavily guarded by Spaniards. As a result, President Cleveland decided he wanted to get involved in the war. When the Spanish destroyed an American ship they immediately began to gather troops. For ten weeks Cuba, the Philippines Islands, Puerto Rico, and the United States fought against Spain. On Dece...
The tropical island of Cuba had been an object of empire for the United States. Before the Missile Crisis, the relationship between Castro and the US were strained by the Bay of Pigs occurrence in 1961. This was where counterrevolutionary Cubans were American funded and tried to invade Cuba and overthrow Castro. However, the counterrevolutionaries failed. Castro then found an alliance with the Soviet Union and an increase of distrust that Castro had on the US. On January 18, 1962, the United States’ Operation Mongoose was learned. The objective would be “to help the Cubans overthrow the Communist regime” so that the US could live in peace. Consequently, Castro informed the Soviet Union that they were worried about a direct invasion on Cuba, thus longed for protection against th...
C. We will be talking about pirates, their ships, weapons, and a few famous ones at that.