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The Cuban Rebels
Cuba had been under the rule of Spain for some time now. The Spanish government was corrupt and inefficient, angering the Cuban people. For this reason, Cuban Nationalists revolted against Spain. This started the fight in Cuba. -
U.S. Maine Ship
The U.S.S. Maine was an American warship sent to Cuba to patrol the water. On Feb. 15, 1898 it exploded. The cause is still undetermined but 260 crew died in the explosion. This was the last reason that the U.S. needed to go to war with Spain. It also fueled hate for Spain in the U.S. -
Naval Blockage of Cuba
Since the Spanish had such an obselete navy, the Spanish were no match for the American blockade. The blockade also forced the Spanish fleet to hide in their ports. -
US Declaration of War on Spain
The United States declared war on Spain following the sinking of the Battleship Maine in Havana harbor on February 15, 1898. The war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris on December 10, 1898. As a result Spain lost its control over the remains of its overseas empire -- Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philippines Islands, Guam, and other islands. -
Spanish American War
The Spanish-American War (1898) was a conflict between the United States and Spain that ended Spanish colonial rule in the Americas and resulted in U.S. acquisition of territories in the western Pacific and Latin America. Because of Cuba's rebellion, the U.S. favored Cuban independace. -
1898 Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris of 1898 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. The cession of the Philippines involved a payment of $20 million from the United States to the Spanish Empire. -
Panama Canal
President Theodore Roosevelt oversaw the realization of a long-term United States goal—a trans-isthmian canal. Throughout the 1800s, American and British leaders and businessmen wanted to ship goods quickly and cheaply between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. We finished off the Panama Canal sucessfully