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The DeLome
Written by the Spanish Ambassador to the United States, Enrique Dupuy de Lôme, who criticized President William McKinley and called him weak and concerned only with gaining the favor of the crowd. Helped excite the crowd and persuade them more to go against Spain. -
Sinking of the USS Maine
An explosion sank the ship and killed 266 of its 370 crewmen. Although the cause was never determined, many Americans believed Spain was responsible. And earned the battle cry "Remember the Maine, to Hell with Spain!" -
US declares war on Spain
American public pushed for War, and the congress and President McKinley succumed to the preassure. -
Attack on Manila Bay
The American navy under George Dewey engaged and destroyed the Spanish navy under Admiral Patricio Montojo. The battle took place in Manila Bay in the Philippines, and was the first major battle of the Spanish-American War. The battle was one of the most decisive naval battles in history and marked the end of the Spanish colonial period in Philippine history. -
Battle San Juan Hill
This fight for the heights was the bloodiest and most famous battle of the war. It was also the location of the greatest victory for the Rough Riders, as claimed by the press and its new commander, the future vice-president and later president, Theodore Roosevelt, -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris not only signaled the end of the War but also The Spanish Empire in the Americas and the Pacific Islands and it marked the beginning of the age of the United States as a world power.
