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