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William Mc Kinley becomes President
President Mc Kinley was president from 1897-1901. He sent The U.S.S Maine. -
The Explosion of the USS Maine!
The Maine explodes and yellow journalism claims that it was the Spanish to blame. -
Yellow journalism erupts and people believe it's true
Yellow journalism is causing a rampage about nothing! The USS Maine exploded by an accident not by the Spanish. -
Theodore Roosevelt facts
At this time he is Assistant Secretary of the Navy. His boss left him in charge because he went on vacation. -
Theodore Roosevelt asks Admiral Dewey to prepare for Asian War
Dewey heads towards the Philipines to attack if the US and Spain go to war -
US Declares War on Spain
After all the fighting in Cuba, the US finally joins the revellion. -
John Dewey sinks the Spanish Fleet
At Manila Bay, John Dewey's fleet sinks the Spanish. -
Rough Riders and the 9th & 10th Cavalry take San Juan Hill
The Rough Riders, led by Theodore Roosevelt, charged the hill with the Buffalo Soldiers of the 9th & 10th Cavalry, led by John J. Pershing. -
Treaty of Paris
The US and Spain signed the treaty of Paris, ending the war also dissolving the Spanish empire.
