Spanish and american war

The Spanish and American War in 1854 to 1898

By christianfuentes03
  • 1895 BCE

    Jose Marti Leads Second War of Independence: 1892

    Jose Marti Leads Second War of Independence: 1892
    The Cuban journalist, poet, and patriot José Martí founds the Cuban Revolutionary Party in New York City. 1895: The second Cuban war of independence begins.
  • 1890 BCE

    Yellow Press(1)

    Yellow Press(1)
    William Randolph Hearst understood that a war with Cuba would not only sell his papers, but also move him into a position of national prominence. From Cuba, Hearst's star reporters wrote stories designed to tug at the heartstrings of Americans.
  • 1890 BCE

    Yellow Press(2)

    Yellow Press(2)
    Horrific tales described the situation in Cuba--female prisoners, executions, valiant rebels fighting, and starving women and children figured in many of the stories that filled the newspapers. But it was the sinking of the battleship Maine in Havana Harbor that gave Hearst his big story--war. After the sinking of the Maine, the Hearst newspapers, with no evidence, unequivocally blamed the Spanish, and soon U.S. public opinion demanded intervention. (1890’s)
  • 1854 BCE

    U.S. Tries to Purchase (buy) Cuba

    U.S. Tries to Purchase (buy) Cuba
    1854: U.S. diplomats propose to purchase Cuba from Spain for $130 million in a secret document known as the Ostend Manifesto. They are not successful

  • Cuba’s First War of Independence

    Cuba’s First War of Independence
    The first Cuban war of independence from Spain, known as the Ten Years' War, begins. Thousands of immigrants move to the United States.

  • Valeriano Weyler goes to Cuba

    Valeriano Weyler goes to Cuba
    February 10, 1896, Weyler was given the title of governor of Cuba, replacing Martinez de Campos. Weyler was given the duty in hopes that he could repress the Liberation Army and restore political order in Cuba.

  • The Publication of the De Lome Letter

    The Publication of the De Lome Letter
    Ambassador Enrique Dupuy de Lome he’s send the letter to the president McKinley William He’s calling him coward and after this later the U.S. supporting the war.

  • The Explosion of the U.S.S. Maine

    The Explosion of the U.S.S. Maine
    To bring the American citizen home and protect in danger. In February 15 1898 the ship blow up in harbor of havana and men killed more than 260. This is important because it made people in favor of the Spanish, and American war.

  • The U.S. declares war in Spain

    The U.S. declares war in Spain
    they’re fighting over Cuba, Teddy R. push the U.S. to go to war and U.S. won, and U.S. gained Puerto Rico, Guam, and PH.