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Beginning or the Spanish-American War
The Spanish-American War (1898) was a conflict between the United States and Spain that ended Spanish colonial rule in the Americas and resulted in U.S. acquisition of territories in the western Pacific and Latin America. -
The USS Maine Explodes
USS Maine (ACR-1) is an American naval ship that sank in Havana Harbor during the Cuban revolt against Spain, an event that became a major political issue in the United States. It was a major factor in the beginning of the war. -
McKinley asks for Declaration of War with Spain
McKinley originally tried to avoid an armed conflict with Spain, but the American media, led by newspaper baron Randolph Hearst, harshly criticized McKinley as weak and whipped up popular sentiment for a war to give Cubans their independence. -
Spain declares war on the United States
The ensuing war was pathetically one-sided, since Spain had readied neither its army nor its navy for a distant war with the formidable power of the United States. -
The Battle of San Juan Hill
Also known as the battle for the San Juan Heights, was a decisive battle of the Spanish–American War. The San Juan heights was a north-south running elevation about 2 kilometers east of Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. -
The Battle of Santiago de Cuba
A naval battle in which the United States Navy defensively defeated Spanish forces, sealing American victory in the Spanish–American War and achieving nominal independence for Cuba from Spanish rule. -
The Siege of Santiago
Also known as the Siege of Santiago de Cuba was the last major operation of the Spanish–American War on the island of Cuba. The Americans settled on a siege of the city. U.S. artillery sited on the heights pounded the city, while U.S. forces supported by Cuban rebels choked off all water and food supplies to the city. -
Armistice ends the Spanish-American War
The brief and one-sided Spanish-American War comes to an end when Spain formally agrees to a peace protocol on U.S. terms: the cession of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Manila in the Philippines to the United States pending a final peace treaty. -
The Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris stated that Spain renounced all claim to Cuba, ceded Guam and Puerto Rico to the United States, and transferred sovereignty over the Philippines to the United States for $20,000,000.
