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Which policy of general weyler in Spain was intended to destroy Cuban rebellion?
reconcentration
How did the valeriano weyler help to cause the out break of the spanish American cuba war?
His methods were less then humane, but he could put an end to revolt. The media called him the butcher, and much of Yellow Journalism centers around his program of reconcentration camps which did cause thousands of deaths.
Who was General Weyler?
He was a former Cuban Governor and Spanish Army General known as The Butcher who was a master of the reconcentration camps to quell revolts.
How did Valeriano Weyler get his nickname during the Spanish American War?
Captain General Weyler gained his nickname as "The Butcher" in 1888, long before the Spanish American War. In trying to quell the activities of Philippine Rebels he used brutality to an extreme. When he was ordered to Cuba to end the Cuban struggle for Independence his nickname came with him and his reputation for cruelty, graft, bribery and reconcentration camps drew the attention of the American Press.Cuban reconcentration camps in Cuba held 300.000 people by the end of 1897 and the Hearst papers routinely reported the conditions of disease, squalor, maltreatment and starvation that had killed thousands. Support for Independence for Cuba was growing in the US and would quickly escalate to War.
What were the causes major events and results of the Spanish Amercian War?
a Cuban rebellion
Why did General Valeriano Weyler's attempt to suppress the Cuban rebellion backfire?
General Valeriano Weyler attempted to suppress the Cuban rebellion backfire was to restore order.
Which policy of general weyler in Spain was intended to destroy Cuban rebellion?
reconcentration
Why was general weyler nicknamed the butcher?
Weyler killed many Cubans when putting down revolts around 1868. He confined rebels and unloyal Cubans to concentrstion camps where they died from starvation and disease. (He was a spanish general fighting Cuban rebellion.)
How did the valeriano weyler help to cause the out break of the spanish American cuba war?
His methods were less then humane, but he could put an end to revolt. The media called him the butcher, and much of Yellow Journalism centers around his program of reconcentration camps which did cause thousands of deaths.
Who was a Spanish general whose brutal tactics against Cuban rebels outraged American public opinion?
"Butcher" Weyler
Who was General Weyler?
He was a former Cuban Governor and Spanish Army General known as The Butcher who was a master of the reconcentration camps to quell revolts.
Who was the leader of the Spanish fleet in Cuba during the Cuban Rebellion?
Pascual Cervera.
How did the newspaper of the day affect the situation in the Cuban rebellion?
It got American sympathies.
What were the causes major events and results of the Spanish Amercian War?
a Cuban rebellion
How did Valeriano Weyler get his nickname during the Spanish American War?
Captain General Weyler gained his nickname as "The Butcher" in 1888, long before the Spanish American War. In trying to quell the activities of Philippine Rebels he used brutality to an extreme. When he was ordered to Cuba to end the Cuban struggle for Independence his nickname came with him and his reputation for cruelty, graft, bribery and reconcentration camps drew the attention of the American Press.Cuban reconcentration camps in Cuba held 300.000 people by the end of 1897 and the Hearst papers routinely reported the conditions of disease, squalor, maltreatment and starvation that had killed thousands. Support for Independence for Cuba was growing in the US and would quickly escalate to War.
Which country is fidal Castro from?
Cuban all the waybut no Cuban likes him
What are some Cuban Holidays?
There are several Cuban holidays that are celebrated each year that include Liberation Day and Day of the Rebellion. Other Cuban holidays include Labor Day, Revolution Anniversary, and Christmas Day.
