History of the United States II / Unit 7 USH2 0909 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Cuba's Revolt
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The idea
In eighteen ninety-five Cubans rose against Spanish rule, and General Valeriano Weyler answered with a policy of reconcentration.
In practice
Cubans forced out of their towns into military camps, where many died.
Where people slip
The Yawp says reconcentration had run for about two years by the winter of eighteen ninety-eight. American sympathy for the rebels grew.
Your place on the trail
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Builds on
- Nothing. This is a starting point.
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