One factor leading to this war was the policy of "reconcentration" that was enacted after the Ten Years' War by a man nicknamed "Butcher".
An officer on one side in this war referred to his soldiers' putrid meat rations as "embalmed beef". One factor leading to this war was the policy of "reconcentration" that was enacted after the Ten Years' War by a man nicknamed "Butcher". After this war, the Insular Cases decided that the (*) "Constitution follows the flag" in the island territories that one side acquired. Several American victories in this war, such as those at El Caney, Kettle Hill, and San Juan Hill, were led by Theodore Roosevelt and his Rough Riders. For ten points, name this 1898 war in which the United States gained the Philippines and Cuba from an Iberian nation.
An officer on one side in this war referred to his soldiers' putrid meat rations as "embalmed beef".
Spanish-American War