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McKinley becomes Pesident
McKinley led the nation to victory in the Spanish-American War. -
Yellow Jounalism information
is a type of journalism that presents false and eye-catching headlines to sell more newspapers. A good example of a yellow Jouralist is Randolph Hearst. Hearst tiold an artist "You furish the pictures and I'll furish the war." -
Explosion of the USS Maine
The USS Maine was sitting in the Havanna, Cuba Harbor when the battleship exploded -
Theodore Roosevelt sends Dewey to the Philippines
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt had wired Commodore Dewey to prepare for possible military action in the Philippines. -
US declares war on Spain
President McKinley reluctantly succumbed to pressure and asked Congress to declare war on April 21. Congress obliged on April 25, 1898. -
Attack at Manila Bay
Dewey lauchched a surprise attack on the Spanish fleet at ManilaBay -
Theodore Roosevelt Resigns to join the Calvery
After resigning his post in May 1898, Roosevelt joined Colonel Leonard Wood's First U.S. Volunteer Cavalry, soon to become known as the Rough Riders. -
Amercia blockades the Spanish
American shios blockade the coast, trapping the Spanish iinthe Harbor -
Rough Riders
The Rough Riders with Buffalo Soilders of the 9th and 10th Cavalries, joined the Battle of San Juan Hill. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was an agreement made in 1898 that resulted in Spain surrendering control of Cuba and ceding Puerto Rico.
