Spanish American War

By MHickson

  • McKinley

    William McKinley became president.

  • yellow journalism

    This type of sensational, biasssed, and often false reporting is called yellow journalism.

  • Theodore Roosevelt

    Assistant Secretarybof the Navy Theodore Roosevelt had wired Commodore George Dewey to prepare for possible military action in the Philippines.

  • Remember the Maine

    A huge explosion shattered the Maine, killing 260 officers and crew members.

  • US Declares War

    When the Maine exploded we went to war.
  • Period: to

    Spainish American War

    The war was a little war, not as many American soldiers died in the Spain American War.

  • Theodore Roosevelt

    Theodore Roosevelt had wired Commodore George Dewey to possible millitary action in the Philipines.

  • Theodore Roosevelt

    Theodore Roosevelt`s volunteer cavalry is called the Rough Riders and an regular army groups fought with them"on July 1" in the Battle of San Juan Hill called the" Ninth and tenth cavalries.'

  • Treaty of Paris

    The Treaty of Paris was signed.

  • 4 Reasons for the war:

    1. Protection of American business intrests in Cuba. 2. U.S. support of Cuban rebels to gain independence from Span. 3. Rising tensions result of the sinking - U.S.S Maine in Havana. 3. Yellow Journalism - exaggerated news reports of events.

  • Gained Freedom

    The Philippines gained independence in 1946 after WW2.

  • Events of importance

    1. The U.S emerged as a world power. 2. Cuba gained independence from Spain. 3 U.S. gained possession of the Philipppines, Guam and Puerto Rtco.