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Explosion of the USS Maine
The sinking of the Maine killed hundreds of people and thousands injured. -
Yellow Journalism
Yellow Journalism is a term first coined while the famous newspaper wars were acuring between William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer11. -
William McKinley becomes president
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U.S. Declares war
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Ships destroyed
Commodore George Dewey launched a surprise attack on the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay. -
The Rough Riders
The Rough Riders with african american soldiers of the Ninth and tenth Cavalries joined the Battle of San Juan Hill. -
Peace Agreement is signed
Spanish signed a peace agreement and ends the war. -
Treaty of Paris
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Platt Amendment
The United States grants Cubans their full inndependence. -
Theodore Roosevelt becomes president
Theodore Roosevelt is also the 26th president of the United States. TR becomes president after William McKinley is assasinated. He is also the youngest president in the United States. TR is president from September 14, 1901- March 4, 1909. -
TR wins the nobel peace prize
Roosevelt won the nobel peace prize for mekiating the Russo- Japanese war.
