2. Cuba was ruled by Spain
and the Americans were
mad because how Spain
was treating Cuban
people. They wanted the
people of Cuba to have
independence.
CUBA
3. U.S.S MAINE
The U.S.S. Maine blew
up by some kind
bomb and they
blamed it on Spain
because they thought
that Spain caused this
mess.
4. TEDDY ROOSELVELT
Teddy Roosevelt was a
brave soldier he was
the captain of the U.S.
army and he was a
hero. He was the
Secretary of the Navy
under President
McKinley. He got a
group of soldiers,
cowboys, and Buffalo
soldiers to go Cuba and
fight the Spanish
soldiers there.
5. The Buffalo soldiers were
black soldiers who had
fought against Indians in
the west during those wars
and they were given the
nickname by the Indians
because they were good
fighters. They went to Cuba
with Roosevelt to fight and
go against Spain.
BUFFALO SOLDIERS
6. The Rough Riders were a
group of cowboys, athletes
and Indians who headed to
Cuba to fight for the
freedom of the Cuban
people. They were led by
Theodore Roosevelt.
THE ROUGH RIDERS
7. CUBA GOT THEIR INDEPENDENCE WITH THE
PUERTO RICO IS A U.S. TERRITORY U.S. HELP. WE WOULD HELP PROTECT THEM
TODAY. THE PEOPLE ARE U.S. CITIZENS. WHILE THEY SET UP A GOVERNMENT IN
THEIR NEW COUNTRY.
THE U.S. GOT NEW LANDS FROM SPAIN WHEN
THEY SIGNED A TREATY AFTER THE S-A WAR!
8. THE PHILIPPINES: U.S KEPT UNTIL 1946 GUAM IS A U.S. TERRITORY TODAY.
AFTER THE U.S. WON THE WAR WITH SPAIN, WE
GOT SOME NEW LANDS IN THE WORLD.
9. ROOSEVELT WILL COME BACK TO THE
THE U.S. IS ON THE WAY TO BECOMING A U.S. AS A HERO AND BE ELECTED
WORLD SUPERPOWER PRESIDENT!
OTHER RESULTS OF WINNING THE S-A WAR
