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The Maine explodes
Explosion of unknown origin sinks the USS Maine in Cuba’s Havana harbor. Killing 260 of the fewer than 400 American crew members aboard. Blame was put on spain. -
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McKinley asks for declaration of war with Spain
President William McKinley asks Congress to declare war on Spain -
Battle of San Juan Hill
A decisive battle of the Spanish–American War. It was a U.S./Cuban victory -
Battle of Santiago de Cuba
The battle ended with decisive U.S. victory sealing American victory in the Spanish–American War. It was a naval battle. -
Siege of Santiago
U.S. forces defeat the Spanish. last major operation of the Spanish–American War on the island of Cuba. -
Armistice ends the Spanish-American War
The end of the war when Spain formally agrees to a peace protocol on U.S. terms: the cession of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Manila in the Philippines to the United States pending a final peace treaty.
