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Filipino Independence Struggle
Filipinos resume their independence struggle against Spain. -
U.S.S. Maine Explodes
The battleship U.S.S. Maine explodes in Havana Harbor -
U.S. Declares War Against Spain
Congress, by a vote of 311 to 6 in the House, and 42 to 35 in the Senate, adopts a joint resolution for war with Spain. President McKinley signs it the next day and calls for 125,000 volunteers for 1 year of active duty. -
U.S. Troops Depart for Philippines
The first U.S. volunteer troops leave San Francisco for the Philippines. -
Citizens Oppose Annexation of the Philippines
Hundreds of citizens assemble in Boston to oppose the annexation of the Philippines and organize the Anti-Imperialist movement. -
Congress of the First Philippine Republic
The Congress of the First Philippine Republic creates the first republican constitution in Asia. -
Treaty of Paris
In the Treaty of Paris, Spain frees Cuba, cedes Puerto Rico and Guam to the U.S., and sells the Philippines to the U.S. for $20 million. -
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First Year of War
There were over 1,000 engagements between U.S. and Filipino forces in the first year of the war -
First Shots of the War
U.S. troops fire the first shots of the war, killing three Filipino soldiers triggering fighting between U.S. troops and Filipino independence forces. -
Conventional to Guerilla War
Filipinos switch from conventional to guerilla warfare. -
"To the Person Sitting in Darkness"
Mark Twain publishes "To the Person Sitting in Darkness," his satire on U.S. imperialism in the Philippines, in the North American Review. -
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Senate Hearings
Senate Committee on the Philippines chaired by imperialist Republican Henry Cabot Lodge conducts hearings on the war. -
Victory in the Philippines
President Theodore Roosevelt declares victory in the Philippines but a guerilla war continues until 1915.
