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De Lome Letter
leaked letter in which Enrique Duby de Lome, described Mckinley as weak -
Sinking of the USS Maine
explosion sank the U.S.S. Maine in Cuba's Havana harbor. A naval court of inquiry blamed the explosion on a mine. -
War Declared
US fought the war on a number of fronts including Cuba, Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam -
Battle of Manilla Bay
on the orders of Theodore Roosevelt, Commodore Dewey immediately attacked Manila harbor in the Philippines. -
Battle of San Juan Hill
Soldiers from the 9th and 10th calvary (Rough Riders) stormed up San Juan Hill to secure high ground surrounding Santiago. -
Surrender of Santiago
The US navy blockaded and destroyed the Spanish fleet as they tried to escape Santiago harbor and then forced their surrender. -
Peace Protocol (Treaty of Paris)
an armistice was signed between Spain and the United States.