The destruction of this ship angered americans and led to war with spain. In 1904, the united spanish war veterans was created from smaller groups of the veterans of the spanishamerican war. All such accounts are dismissive of the robots potential and. This war was fought in part because a lot of people wanted cuba to become independent and also because many americans wanted their country to get a colonial empire. That story and its aftermath are fully covered in mary gilletts, the history of the u. Us intervention during the spanishamerican war in 1898 assisted the cubans in overthrowing spanish rule. A splendid little war thats how one contemporary observer described the spanishamerican war, a war that is arguably one of the most important wars ever. The spanishamerican war marked not a beginning but the final stage in a 30year struggle for independence.
The spanishamerican war was an 1898 conflict between the united states and spain that ended spanish colonial rule in the americas and resulted in u. Lee from the holdings of the virginia military institute. Entry 108, annual efficiency reports on nurses, 18981917. Filipino independence struggle that, after more than 300 years of spanish colonial rule, exposed the weakness of spanish administration but failed to evict spaniards from the islands. This brief conflict marked the emergence of the united states as a world power. A history from beginning to end by hourly history ltd. He was the yellow kid, a character in a wildly popular newspaper comic. Spanishamerican war new, used and rare books and ephemera. After the spanish american war, the united states appointed military governors for puerto rico, the philippines and cuba, as well as the panama canal zone, which had been wrested away from colombia. Spain lost the sea war and had to give up its colonies of cuba, the philippines, puerto. New type of journalism that was really anything to sell a paper. Newly updated, very intensive site on the spanish american war. The united spanish war veterans was organized in april 1904 from the amalgamation of five other spanishamerican war veterans groups.
Discover librarianselected research resources on spanishamerican war from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals. Entry 9, service records of contract surgeons, 18981915. The spanishamerican war was a major watershed in the history of the u. The spanishamerican war brought spains rule in the philippines to a close in 1898 but precipitated the philippineamerican read more.
The spanishamerican war 21 april to august 1898 was a turning point in the history of the united states, signaling the countrys emergence as a world power. Newspapers at the time screamed outrage, with headlines. Fought between april and august 1898, the spanishamerican war was the result of american concern over spanish treatment of cuba, political pressures, and anger over the sinking of uss maine. These publications came out after the war usually give the chronology of a state units service, often even if the unit never went overseas. Lee mexican war maps an online exhibit of 30 original military maps owned by robert e. Some reporters in the field in cuba provided ex cellent, firsthand reporting. All of those questions are answered accurately and concisely in the ebook spanishamerican war. Spanishamerican war 1898 the best book axis history forum. Today, that organization is defunct, but it left an heir in the sons of spanishamerican war veterans, created in 1937 at the 39th national encampment of the united spanish war veterans. In 1868, cubans seeking to expel spain and regain political autonomy staged a revolt that resulted in a 10year war between colonists and colonizers. The blowing up of the battleship maine in havana harbor on the evening of 15 february was a critical event on the road to that war. In many ways, the war with spain was a stepping stone from one era of american history to the next, showing americans that aggressive nationalism. Mcclellan during the maryland campaign before joining maj. The spanishamerican war, 1898 office of the historian.
This was a result of spain breaking off diplomatic relations with the united states and ejected the american ambassador. List of books and articles about spanishamerican war online. Check with the state or local library for the area which the veteran was from for published unit histories of spanish american war military organizations. For a time, the yellow kid appeared in two newspapers at once, the new york world and the new york journal, which competed to own the comic. A dictionary of all officers who have been commissioned, in the army of the united states ancestry. Biblio has over 100 million new, used and rare books for sale in. Although the war was largely brought about by the efforts of u. Item 40 plan and profile of the maine a reprint of a rare 1894 drawing of the battleship maine from the navy departments bureau of construction and repair. There were many factors which brought about the spanish american war.
Usa 1,015,348 mississippi 17,859 mississippi military records 394 statewide military records. Berner and featuring an informative foreword by kalman goldstein. The spanishamerican war proved to be an important learning experience for the u. Expansion overseas independence movements in spanish colonies led to the spanishamerican war in 1898. War of the rebellion, spanishamerican war, philippine insurrection. An introduction to the spanish american war of 1898 the sparking of warfare between two or more parties that tend to clash with each other upon the pretext of a particular contention in possible concern to racial, political or national ideological is something that the world has experienced frequently over the. I didnt expect much for such a small book but it was well written with a lot of historical facts and pictures included. Entry 149, personal data of spanishamerican war contract nurses, 18981939.
The war originated in the cuban struggle for independence from spain, which began in february 1895. Introduction in the late 1800s, one of the bestknown new yorkers was not a person at all. The ship spontaneously exploded in havana harbor, and the cause was put on spains shoulders, thus starting the spanishamerican war. Spanishamerican war, 1898, brief conflict between spain and the united states arising out of spanish policies in cuba. Grants army in the western theater, where he was promoted to brigadier general. A short summary of s the spanish american war 18981901.
Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Learning objective c, wor theme in a conflict lasting only six weeks, the united states defeated spain and became an empire. Military carbines from the civil war and the indian campaigns to the spanishamerican war and the philippine insurrection, by john d. Spanish american war free essay, term paper and book report throughout history, there have been many wars that have been caused by many different reasons.
Entry 150, correspondence relating to the service of spanish american war contract nurses, 18981939. One great war in history of the united states was the spanish american war of 1898. The costs of reporting wars have always been enormous though some of the expenditure is returned in increased war circulation and in this era it was said. The sinking of maine naval history and heritage command. Spanishamerican war, 1898, conflict between the united states and spain that ended spanish colonial rule in the americas and resulted in u. Spanish american war free essay, term paper and book report. Did yellow journalism fuel the outbreak of the spanish. In rapid campaigns, american forces seized the philippines and guam. From the american battle monuments commission, this site remembers soldiers from the mexican war who are buried in the mexico city national cemetery.
The spanishamerican war, while dominating the media, also fueled the united states first media wars in the era of yellow journalism. It just so happens the second book in my finding billy battles trilogy takes place. The government of spain, having lost control of cuba, and being unable to protect the property or the lives of resident. In fall of 1918 the united states experiences a severe shortages of professional nurses, because of the deployment of large numbers of nurses to military camps in the united states and abroad, and the failure to use trained african american nurses. Study 30 terms spanishamerican war flashcards quizlet. Boilerplates media profile was probably highest during the spanishamerican war. Spanishamerican war beginning the front page has terrific banner headline. In order to understand the role the ships sinking played in the start of the war, one. The united states emerged as the worlds greatest power in the 20th century. The spanish american war, 1898 is one in a series great campaigns published by combined books in pennsylvania and is presented in hardback with eight chapters, 352 pages, extensive appendixes, maps, biographies, sidebars and illustrations. Regimental and unit histories illinois secretary of state. At the outbreak of the war, king volunteered in the sixth regiment of infantry formed in concord, massachusetts. Spain was one of only a few major european countries to remain neutral during world war i.
The 1918 flu pandemic virus kills an estimated 195,000 americans during october alone. The adjutant generals index to the muster rolls includes name, unit, rank, age, physical description, birthplace, occupation, and muster in and muster out dates, and will soon be searchable on the new research indiana indexes. Usa 1,015,348 west virginia 19,826 west virginia military records 371 statewide military records. National archives records relating to service in the. Letters of a volunteer in the spanishamerican war summary this book is a collection of letters written home by george king, an american soldier who served in the puerto rican campaign during the spanishamerican war. Intervention and the birth of the american empire journalist stephen kinzers book, true flag, explains how the spanishamerican war launched an ongoing debate about america. American historian walter lafeber seeks to prove that the spanishamerican war was hardly an accident or an absentminded adventure. Records related to delawares involvement in the american civil war from the delaware public archives.
Unlike in the allied and central powers nations, where wartime. Exit slip prelude to the spanishamerican war of 1898. James harrison wilson september 2, 1837 february 23, 1925 was a united states army topographic engineer and a union army major general in the american civil war. Four months of war in cuba the spanishamerican war lasted less than four months for the united states. An introduction to the spanish american war of 1898. Though president william mckinley had wished to avoid war, american forces moved swiftly once it began. An introduction to the spanish american war of 1898 essay. Americans became interested in this island, controlled by spain, during the age of imperialism. Army medical department, 18651917, which can be found elsewhere in books and documents on the amedd history website. Internationally respected site covers battles, such as manila bay, santiago, san juan hill, etc reenactment groups, geneaological research tips.
The 1898 war between the united states and spain receives relatively little attention in most american history texts, yet it is an event of major importance. Spanishamerican war 1898, conflict between the united states and spain that ended spanish colonial rule in the americas and resulted in u. An american battleship sent to cuba in order to evacuate any american in case of another flareup. The spanishamerican war of 1898 ended spains colonial empire in the western hemisphere and secured the position of the united states as a pacific power. Stephen crane mentions him in one dispatch, richard harding davis in two others, and as quoted above theodore roosevelt briefly writes about the mechanical mule in his book, the rough riders. This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of the spanish american war 1898 1901.
The histories, some written shortly after the wars end. What is the best book about history of the spanishamerican war 1898, with detailed description of political and military events, and political, military, and economic consequence for uncle sam. Wrights official history of the spanishamerican war. Military carbines from the civil war and the indian. Fleet sails to capture havana with subheads concerning the beginning of the spanishamerican war.
Some of the most enduring and misleading myths about american journalism stem from the spanishamerican war. Right and resistance social studies book for kids great for school projects and book reports primary source readers by katie blomquist jan 30, 2017 perfect paperback. Spanishamerican war a splendid little war thats how one. The spanishamerican war was a war fought between spain and the united states of america in the year 1898. The book offers a clear and concise account of the spanish american war fought in 1898. Reporters who used telegraphs as the basis for their stories, however, typically relied. A documentary history with commentaries is a 280 page compendium compiled and edited by brad k. The spanishamerican war was a fourmonth conflict between spain and the united states, provoked by word of spanish colonial brutality in cuba. Fitchs home for soldiers the deceased veterans discharge files 18821936 civil war and spanish american war connecticut civil war manuscripts project from the connecticut historical society library. It was, to a large degree, brought about by the efforts of u. Page 1 we watch with deep and abiding interest the heroic battles of the cuban patriots against cruelty and oppression applause, and our best hopes go out for the full success of their determined contest for liberty. List of books and articles about spanishamerican war. Providing an historical overview of the conflict with respect to the issues that led to war from 1895 to 1898.
A compendium of the war of the rebellion compiled and arranged from official records of the. Regimental and unit histories containing reports for the years 1861 1866. The relations between spain and the united states had been much disturbed by the state of affairs in cuba, since the 1870s cubans fighting for cuban independence and spanish forces and by 1898 the country was desolate, by some estimates 400 to 500,000 people had. Also, the effects of the wars may greatly impact, good or bad, either side of the fight. This drawing, done at a scale of 116 per foot, shows the plan of maines maine deck, and a full profile of the starboard side of the ship. The treaty of paris established cuban independence from spain in 1898 and, following threeandahalf years of subsequent us military rule, cuba became an independent republic in 1902 after which the island experienced a string of. The ninth volume lists units of the black hawk, mexican and spanishamerican wars as well as the war of 1812. Military carbines from the civil war and the indian campaigns to the spanishamerican war and the philippine insurrection posted in roger bender book reports. As an author of historical fiction novels, i include as much accurate historical research as i can in my books.