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The DeLome Letter
De Lome, the Spanish minister in Washington, sent a secret letter he wrote describing President McKinley as weak with no mind of his own, angering many Americans when the letter was intercepted and published in American papers. This helped fuel the country's aggressive warlke foreign policy. -
Sinking of the U.S.S. Maine
The U.S.S. Maine, a U.S. battleship, was blown up by a mine and killed 260 men and though the cause was never known, the Spanish were blamed and a consequence was the brief Spanish-American War. -
U.S. Declaration of War on Spain
U.S. gave Spain the choice of leaving Cuba or facing war and since Spain decided that honor of war was better than surrendering even though they knew they would lose, Congress finally declared war on Spain -
Attack on Manila Bay
The navy, with roughly 25,000 men in service, won many times against Spain and did the most in getting Cuba's independence and expanding U.S. influence in the world. Commo. George Dewey led a U.S. squadron to Manila Bay in the Philippines, where the Americans defeated the Spanish fleet and proclaimed Cuba under U.S. control. -
Battle of San Juan Hill
United States forces, including Teddy Roosevelt’s Rough Riders, defeated greatly outnumbered Spanish forces at San Juan Hill and Kettle Hill near the Spanish stronghold of Santiago de Cuba. The victory allowed the United States to begin a siege of Santiago de Cuba, which ended up leading to Spanish surrender and the end of the Spanish-American War. -
Treaty of Paris
It was an agreement made in 1898 that resulted in the Spanish Empire's surrendering control of Cuba and ceding Puerto Rico, parts of the Spanish West Indies, the island of Guam, and the Philippines to the United States. This was the result of Spain surrendering to the U.S.
