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Spanish-American war

By charliewallace

  • Yellow Journalisem

    Yellow Journalisem
    "You furnish the pictures,and I'll furnish the war"- William Randolph Hearst

  • McKinley becomes 25 president

    McKinley becomes 25 president

  • Commodore Dewey cabled to move ships to move ships Pilippines

    Commodore Dewey cabled to move ships to move ships Pilippines

  • Explosion of the U.S.S Maine

    Explosion of the U.S.S Maine
    260 officers and crew members killed in mystery explosion. The spainish were blamed for the explosion with little motive.

  • Congress declared war on Spain

    Congress declared war on Spain

  • Dewey launches suprise attacck

    Dewey launches suprise attacck
    Most of spanish ships in Manilia Bay sunk

  • Roosvelt leads 9and 10 cavalries in the Battle of San Juan Hill

    Roosvelt leads 9and 10 cavalries in the Battle of San Juan Hill
    Rough Riders and African Americans of the 9 and 10 cavalries joined up.

  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris
    The United states and Spain sign the Treaty of Paris, ending the war. The treaty dissolved most of the Spanish empire.

  • Senate ratiffied Treaty of Paris ratified

    Senate ratiffied Treaty of Paris ratified

  • Emilio Aguinaldo' forces begain fight for independence

    Emilio Aguinaldo' forces begain fight for independence
    4,000 americans died and 200,000 Filipinos died

  • Roosevelt is awarded with the medal of honor

    Roosevelt is awarded with the medal of honor