Diana Mateo

9/8/2016
Title
The Spanish American War as seen by Cubans
Introduction
The Spanish American War as seen by Cubans purpose was to explain and go in to a deeper
detail on how Cubans were freed from the Spanish by the United States and how Cubans were
treated and how they lived during the Spanish American War. The Main point of this subject is to
focus on how Cubans were treated and the conditions in what they lived during the Spanish
American War and how they were freed from the Spanish. This war was very significant for
Cubans because Cubans gained their independence and the U.S. emerged as a world power.
During the Spanish American war Cubans were being oppressed and depicted through inhumane
treatment, such as rape, torture and mass pillaging by the Spanish. The United States decided to
intervene in this situation by fighting and winning the war against the Spanish. The United States
gained Cubans independence.
Current Situation
The problem of the Spanish American War was the demands by the Cubans for independence
from Spanish. There were many problems that caused this war, such as, the Cuban rebellion
against Spain, American desire to protect its investments in Cuba and the yellow journalism
intensified public anger at Spain. The effects of the Spanish American war were that the
Americans aboard the Olympia prepare to fire on the Spanish ships, Cuba received its
independence and many men died.
Project plan
The major step of the Spanish American War was that the United States gained Cubans
independence and the U.S. emerged as the world power. The minor step of this war was that the
United States fought the Spanish for another reason and that was to protect its investments in
Cuba. The deliverables of this paper is that it will help individuals to gain more knowledge about
this topic and understand the reasons of why Cubans wanted their independence.
Qualifications
In this paper I will achieve the following four goals:
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(2)
(3)
(4)

Determine the Causes of the Spanish American War

Examine the War from the Cubans point of view
Explain how Cubans were treated
Explain how Cubans gained their independence

Background of Organization: I will identify and explain all the reasons of why the Spanish
American War occurred. After explaining the reasons, I will write about how the War was seen

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by Cubans and how they were treated. Finally I will explain how Cubans gained their
independence. I am a sophomore at the University of Texas at El Paso, majoring in political
science. I have taken several classes related to American History, World History and History. I
believe that these courses will aid me in preparing a good paper from reliable sources.
Conclusion: Costs and Benefits
The purpose of this paper is for individuals to gain more knowledge about this topic. The main
point of this paper is to explain how the Spanish American war was seen by Cubans. Given that
all my sources are available through the University of Texas at El Paso library system, there is no
cost associated with this paper. The benefit of this project is to explain how the Spanish
American war was seen by Cubans. This paper will help future generations to gain more
knowledge about the Spanish American war. I want to thank the professor for assigning this
paper because I gained more knowledge about the Spanish American war and now I am capable
to discuss this topic with everyone. For any questions you can contact me through my email
ddmateo@miners.utep.edu.