AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR
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A group of Roosevelt’s buddies who volunteered to be in the cavalry to help defeat the Spanish in the Spanish American War
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Nickname for African American soldiers of the 9th and 10th Cavalries who played a major role in the Battle of San Juan Hill in Cuba during the Spanish American War
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A temporary suspension of fighting, typically one during which peace talks take place; a truce.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The most famous of all the units fighting in Cuba, the “Rough Riders ” was the name given to the First U.S. Volunteer Cavalry under the leadership of Theodore Roosevelt.
Detailed explanation-2: -Who Were the Buffalo Soldiers? No one knows for certain why, but the soldiers of the all-Black 9th and 10th Cavalry Regiments were dubbed “buffalo soldiers” by the Native Americans they encountered.
Detailed explanation-3: -American Plains Indians who fought against these soldiers referred to the black cavalry troops as “buffalo soldiers” because of their dark, curly hair, which resembled a buffalo’s coat and because of their fierce nature of fighting. The nickname soon became synonymous with all African-American regiments formed in 1866.
Detailed explanation-4: -African American soldiers served in the U.S. Army’s Seventh to Tenth U.S. Volunteer (Colored) Infantries and in the Tenth U.S. Cavalry (whose soldiers were commonly referred to as the “Buffalo Soldiers"). Five soldiers from these regiments were awarded the Medal of Honor.
Detailed explanation-5: -The “Buffalo Soldiers” is a name of endearment given to the black soldiers of the US Army of the western frontier by Native Americans. The 9th and 10th Cavalry along with the 24th and 25th Infantry were established by Congress, during the post-Civil War restructuring of the Army of the United States of America.