HISTO-1130 Lecture 6: 2/13/18 History
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Key ports in pacific ocean major goal of the 19th century. 1878: samoans sign treaty with us to grant naval base at pago pago for. Calls for us to help resolve disputes with other countries. 1889: protectorate established over samoa after civil war. Native population reduced by smallpox, other diseases. July 4th, 1894: republic of hawaii declared. February 24th, 1895: cuban insurrection against spanish troops. Spanish troops herd cubans into detention camps. Tens of thousands die from disease, starvation. The new york journal, new york world. Spain offers self-government but not formal independence. January 25th 1898: uss maine arrives in cuba. February 15 1898: uss maine explodes in havana"s harbor. Public outrage forces the president to ask for appropriations for defense. March 1898: mckinley demands ceasefire from spain by april 1. April 10: mckinley asks congress to use force in cuba. Says america will never try to annex cuba. Sense of superiority will rub colonies the wrong way.
