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The U.S.S. Maine is sunk off the coast of Havana.
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Spain announced an armistice with Cuba.
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President McKinley asks Congress to declare war on Spain.
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The Teller Amendment gets passed by Congress.
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Spain declared war on the United States.
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George Dewey destroyed the anchored Spanish fleet.
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U.S. troops landed in Cuba.
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Spanish get defeated by U.S. forces at Battle of San Juan.
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Cervera led his squadron out of Santiago.
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The Spanish surrender at Santiago.
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Spain and the U.S. sign the Protocol of Peace (ended hostilities between the two countries).
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U.S. troops capture Manila in a mock battle.
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U.S and Spain sign the Treaty of Paris (ended the war).
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Philippines declare itself an independent republic.
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Treaty of Paris is ratified by U.S. senate.
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U.S. withdraws from Cuba
