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Library of Congress

Loc: World of 1898: The Spanish American War: Teller and Platt Amendments

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out this site to read about the Teller Amendment and the subsequent Platt Amendment, which dealt with American control over Cuba after the Spanish-American War.
Website
Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Martin Anthony Schuster's: The Spanish American War: Part I

For Students 9th - 10th
First-hand account of the experiences of the 6th Missouri Volunteer Infantry, Company A, as seen through the eyes of one man during the Spanish American War and the U.S. occupation of Cuba.
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Curated OER

Science Kids: Science Images: Map of Cuba

For Students 9th - 10th
A political map of Cuba.
Graphic
Curated OER

Science Kids: Science Images: Cuba Flag

For Students 9th - 10th
The national flag of Cuba, a country in the Caribbean.
Primary
Other

History of Cuba: Batista

For Students 9th - 10th
An indepth biography of Fulgencio Batista.
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Curated OER

Cuba Capital

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Cuba capital
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Curated OER

Cuba Flag

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Cuba flag
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Curated OER

Science Kids: Science Images: Map of Cuba

For Students 9th - 10th
A map featuring Cuba and its neighboring countries.
Primary
Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: The Campaign in Cuba: Sergeant John J. Turner, Usv

For Students 9th - 10th
An article written by Sergeant John J. Turner appeared in the June 28, 1918 issue of the Beverly Evening Times, Beverly, Massachusetts. Edited for punctuation and clarity.
Primary
Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: The First Amputation in Cuba: Private Frank June Manning

For Students 9th - 10th
An account of Private Frank June Manning who was injured in the Battle of San Juan Hill during the Spanish-American War.
Website
Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Engagement of the Auxiliary Cruiser Yankee Off Cienfuegos, Cuba

For Students 9th - 10th
An account by Commander Brownson of an action between the U.S. Auxiliary Cruiser, YANKEE, and the Spanish Gunboat First Class VASCO NUNEZ DE BALBOA, in which the Spanish gunboat was struck once, with three of her crew killed and ten...
Primary
Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Letters From Camp Cuba Libre or Letters From Corporal John Werling

For Students 9th - 10th
Letter written by Corporal John Werling on the challenges his men faced as they served out their enlistments in camps in the U.S. during the Spanish-American War.
Primary
Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: 49th Iowa Volunteer Infantry: Camp Cuba Libre, Jacksonville, Florida

For Students 9th - 10th
Newspaper article dated June 2, 1898, with the story detailing the departure of the 49th Iowa Volunteer Infantry and the fanfare they recieve as they are shipped out Jacksonville, Florida.
Primary
Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Pvt. Andrew Nelson: Letter of His Death at Camp Cuba Libre

For Students 9th - 10th
Letter from Captain Fred West to the family of Private Andrew Nelson with the sad news and details of Nelson's illness and subsequent death from Typhoid Fever.
Lesson Plan
Stanford University

Sheg: Document Based History: Reading Like a Historian: Cuban Missile Crisis

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] After reviewing documents related to United States and Soviet Union national leadership, students will discuss the reasons Russia extracted their missiles from Cuba.
Primary
US National Archives

Our Documents: Platt Amendment (1903)

For Students 9th - 10th
Find a copy of the Platt Amendment, written out in beautiful handwriting, which can be enlarged for easier viewing. In addiiton is a transcription of this document, and information about it. This was a document signed with Cuba after the...
Handout
Digital History

Digital History: Cuban Missile Crisis

For Students 9th - 10th
In October 1962, the Soviet Union and the United States went eyeball-to-eyeball and were on the brink of nuclear war. Surveillance photographs taken by a U-2 spy plane over Cuba revealed that the Soviet Union was installing...
Primary
The Washington Post

Washington Post: Final Report: Guantanamo Review Task Force [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive 32 page government document compiled as a final report concerning Guantanamo Bay Naval and Prison Base in Cuba. (January 22, 2010)
Primary
San Diego State University

San Diego State University: The Teller Amendment, 1898 [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Find the text of the Teller Amendment, which was passed to prohibit the annexation of Cuba by the United States.
Activity
National Geographic

National Geographic: The Impact of the Bay of Pigs Invasion on Fidel Castro

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on how the Bay of Pigs invasion influenced the attitude of Fidel Castro towards Kennedy and the United States. Includes role play, discussion, and research. Students then write a letter from Nikita Krushchev to Fidel...
eBook
OpenStax

Open Stax: Contesting Futures: America in the 1960s: The Kennedy Promise

For Students 11th - 12th
Discusses Kennedy's rise to power and the challenges he faced from within the government, his focus on foreign policy, the conflict with Cuba, American involvement in Vietnam, support for racial equality and civil rights, and Kennedy's...
Lesson Plan
Stanford University

Sheg: Document Based History: Reading Like a Historian: Spanish American War

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students use primary source documents to investigate central historical questions. In this investigation students study the Spanish-American War by watching a documentary video, reading a telegram...
Interactive
New York Times

New York Times: Photographer's Journal: Three Days With Fidel

For Students 9th - 10th
A video presentation of black-and-white photographs taken in Cuba, 1964. Richard Eder, foreign corespondent for the New York Times, and photographer Jack Manning capture Castro's celebrity status, supporters, and interaction with farmers...

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