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General Veleriano Weyler is sent to Cuba
Spain implemented the first wave of the Spanish "Reconcentracion Policy" that sent thousands of Cubans into concentration camps. -
explosion of USS Maine
Happened on February 15, 1898, it was a massive explosion of an unknown origin and it had sunk the USS Maine in Cuba's Havana Harbor, killing 260 of the 400 American crew members. -
The Teller Amendment
The Teller Amendment was an amendment to a joint resolution of the United States Congress, enacted on April 20, 1898, in reply to President William McKinley's War Message. It placed a condition on the United States military's presence in Cuba. -
Battle of Guantanamo Bay
There was a battle at Guantanamo Bay and it was between the American troops and Cuba. It was a land war and it resulted in Spanish colonial rule in the Western Hemisphere. -
Treaty of Paris
This was a treaty signed by the U.S. and Spain, they met in Paris and this treaty would end the war that had been happening for 6 months -
President McKinley addresses Congress on Cuba
President McKinley was concerned about the Cuban insurrection. On February 15, 1898, the USS Maine was sunk on an official visit to Havana. -
Battle of San Juan Hill
the most significant U.S. land victory, and one of the final battles, of the Spanish-American War. -
US declares war on Spain
United States declared war on Spain following the sinking of the Battleship Maine in Havana harbor on February 15, 1898. ... As a result Spain lost its control over the remains of its overseas empire -
De Lome letter is published
which published it on February 9, 1898, in the New York Journal. De Lôme's unflattering remarks about McKinley helped fuel this country's aggressive, warlike foreign policy. -
Battle of Manila Bay
Manila Bay in the Philippines, the U.S. Asiatic Squadron destroyed the Spanish Pacific fleet in the first major battle of the Spanish-American War
