Causes
Underlying:
Sympathy for the oppressed Cubans. The “reconcentrados,” people driven into the towns by Weyler, died by thousands, and Americans who aided them are arrested and their property destroyed.
The proximity of Cuba and its geographical position make its situation of great importance to the United States.
Destruction of American property.
Publication of a letter of the Spanish Minister, in which he speaks slightingly of President McKinley.
Immediate:
The blowing up of the battleship Maine.
Treaty and Results
The Treaty of Paris, December 10, 1898, stipulated as follows: