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President McKinley gets elected president
President McKinley was elected as the 25th president of The United States -
Explosion of the USS Maine
The USS Maine exploded because of a fire in the engine room, it was thought before that the Spanish blew it up -
Yellow Journalism
Yelllow Journalism was exaggerating the truth to interest the readers, so they would sell more papers. William Randolph Hearst and Joesph Pulitzer were famous yellow journalist. -
Roosevelt tells Dewey to advance on the Phillipines
With the beginning of the Spanish-American War on April 25, 1898, Dewey received instructions to immediately move against the Philippines from Theodore Roosevelt. -
The US Declares War
The US declares war with Spain for Cuba to become an independent republic. -
Commodore Dewey opened with a famous quote
"You may fire when you are ready, Gridley." U.S. Commodore George Dewey in six hours defeated the Spanish squadron, under Admiral Patricio Montojo y Pasarón, in Manila Bay, the Philippines Islands. -
Theodore Roosevelt: Rough Rider
Taking a keen interest in the Spanish-American War, Roosevelt left his government post to organize a volunteer cavalry known as the Rough Riders, which he led in a bold charge up San Juan Hill in the Battle of San Juan Heights, in 1898. -
Battle of San Juan Hill
San Juan Hill was taken, with the help of the Rough Riders under Teddy Roosevelt and Leonard Wood at the battle on Kettle Hill. -
Spanish forces under General Toral capitulated to U.S. forces
At Santiago de Cuba. Santiago surrenders to U.S. troops -
The Treaty of Paris
On December 10, The Treaty of Paris officially ended The Spanish-American War. The US took over much of Spain's over seas holding. Puerto Rico and Guam ceded to the US , the Phillipines were bought for $20 million, and Cuba became a protectorate.