1. US Intervention in Latin America
... Cuban rebels under Jose Marti renewed their fight for independence. The commander of Spanish troops stationed on Cuba, Valeriano Weyler, forced 300,000 Cubans into concentration camps (where thousands of Cubans died) in an attempt to quell the violence. Such an atrocity aroused public sentiment, which had been formerly lukewarm regarding a war with Spain to lean towards intervention. When a new Spanish government ... and moving into the interior. By July 17th, US forces had routed the colonial Spanish armies and secured Cuba with the support of at least 5,000 Cuban revolutionaries. With t...
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