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Sinking Of The USS Maine
The USS Maine was harbored on Havana Harbor in order to protect US citizens if the riots over Spanish Independence resorted to violence. However, there was an explosion on the ship that killed 266 of its men. AMericans thought that Spanish mines were responsible for the explosion but the cause was never realized. With this occurence, Ameria delcaring war on Spain was inevitable -
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Spanish American War
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The DeLome Letter
The DeLome Letter was written by the Spanish Ambassador to the US, Enrique Dupuy de Lome, criticizing President WIlliam McKinley, by calling him weak and concerned only with gaining the favor of the crowd. -
US Declaration of War on Spain
After months of propaganda against American and its president, and the huge tensions over the sinking of the USS Maine, president Mckinley declared war on Spain -
Attack on Manila Bay
The major Asian encounter of the Spanish-American War, which sealed the transfer of the Philippines from the Spanish Empire to the US. -
Battle of San Juan Hill
Important battle that gained more of a foothold in Cuba. -
Treaty of Paris
On February 6, 1899, the Senate approved the Treaty of Paris by just two votes. The United States had emerged from the Spanish-American War as a world power and the proud owner of territories that spanned nearly 10,000 miles
