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Cuba Declares Independence From Spain
Cuba declared independence from Spain because of the way Spain was treating the citizens. -
USS Maine Explodes
Spain shot the USS Maine while it was in the Havana harbor of cuba -
US Declares War On Spain
President McKinley asks Congress to go to war with Spain -
The Battle Of Manila Bay
The first battle of the Spanish-American War.The US defeated the Spanish in Manila Bay. -
Battle Of San Juan Hill
The Spanish and the Americans engaged in battle on San Juan Hill.The Spanish were using it as a base and the Americans wanted them to get off it.The US ends up capturing the hill -
Battle Of Santiago de Cuba
US fought Spain with their navy.The US defeated Spain. -
Siege of Santiago
The Spanish fought the Americans on land after they were defeated in the water.US won the battle. -
Peace Protocol
An armistice that ends the fighting but doesn't really end the war. -
Treaty of Paris
US and Spain signed the Treaty of Paris.US got Cuba, Portugal,and much more.