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General Valriano Weyler is sent to Cuba
General Weyler also known as the butcher was sent to Cuba. When people in Cuba were rebelling he was sent and rounded the people up and put them in concentration camps. -
De lome letter is published
Spain published a letter bashing President Mckinley's diplomacy. -
Explosion of the U.S.S. Maine
The U.S.S. Maine was a ship that we believed to have been sunk by the Spanish. This was one of the reasons we went to war. -
President Mckinely's address to congress
The address to congress sates that we must go to war with Spain. In it he says that war is the only solution. -
The Teller Amendment
It was a resolution from the United State Congress for President Mckinley's war message. -
U.S. declares war on Spain
Congress declared war on Spain for two major reasons. The De Lome letter and the explosin of the U.S.S Maine. -
Battle of Manila Bay
At Manila Bay in the Philippines the U.S. Asiatic Squadron defeated the Spanish fleet. -
Battle of Guantanamo Bay
This was during the Spanish-American war when Cuba and America took control of the harbor of Guantanamo Bay. -
Battle of San Juan Hill
This was a major Spanish-American war and a big land battle win for the Americans. This was on of the final battles of the war. -
1898 Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was a treaty signed by Spain and america to end the Spanish-American war. When Spain signed the gave up their rights to Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines.