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April 20, 1898
President McKinley asks for declaration of war with Spain -
February 15, 1898
The USS Maine explodes in Havana Harbor, Cuba. 258 sailors died in the explosion. -
April 24, 1898
Spain declares war on the United States after rejecting America's ultimatum to withdraw from Cuba. -
July 1, 1898
The Battle of San Juan Hill. It was in the cuban territory. The US defeated the Spanish. -
July 3, 1898
Battle of Santiago de Cuba, US defeated the Spanish forces took place on the southern coast of Cuba. -
July 7, 1898
Hawaii is annexed to the US, President McKinley signed the treaty of annexation. -
July 17, 1898
Siege of Santiago. Was the last major operation of the Spanish-American war in Cuba, the Spanish defeated US -
August 12, 1898
Armistice ends the Spanish-American war. signed by Spain and the US. Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines were given to the US.
