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of speech and association. It was then a colony of Spain, which put down the insurgency after a ten-year struggle.

of speech and association. It was then a colony of Spain, which put down the insurgency after a ten-year struggle.

By 1895 it took 200,000 Spanish soldiers to suppress the Cuban independence movement.  Americans were shocked at how Spain sent tens of thousands of Cubans to concentration camps, where many died of starvation or disease.

By 1895 it took 200,000 Spanish soldiers to suppress the Cuban independence movement.  Americans were shocked at how Spain sent tens of thousands of Cubans to concentration camps, where many died of starvation or disease. However, many of the reported atrocities were fabricated by newspaper man [[William Randoph Hearst]]. 

Pressure grew in the United States for President William McKinley to intervene, and when the U.S.S. Maine mysteriously blew up in Havana Harbor on February 15, 1898 (probably due to an accidental explosure), President McKinley approved this Resolution of Congress:  

Pressure grew in the United States for President William McKinley to intervene, and when the U.S.S. Maine mysteriously blew up in Havana Harbor on February 15, 1898 (probably due to an accidental explosure), President McKinley approved this Resolution of Congress: