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William Mckinley becomes president
Mckinley becomes president -
USS Maine blows up.
The ship's destruction played in the start of the war, about 300 died that day -
US declares war
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yellow journalism
Pulitzer and Hearst are often adduced as the cause of the United States' entry into the Spanish-American War due to sensationalist stories or exaggerations of the terrible conditions in Cuba. You'll furnish the pictures, i'll furnish the war. -
Navy's Assistant Secretary, Theodore Roosevelt
During his tenure with the Navy, Roosevelt developed contacts with noted naval strategists, planned future strategies for a naval war with Spain, and appointed George Dewey to command the Asiatic Squadron. Dewey would be victorious in the first combat of the Spanish-American War, the Battle of Manila Bay, on May 1, 1898. -
Rough Riders
Theodore Roosevelt, the first voluntary cavalry in the Spanish-American War -
san juan battle
U.S. forces defeat the Spanish at the Battle of San Juan Heights. -
Spanish surrender at Santiago
The Spanish surrender at Santiago. -
Protocal of peace
The U.S. and Spain sign the Protocol of Peace, ending hostilities between the two. -
Treaty of Paris
US Treaty of paris 1898
