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Cuban Revolt Against Spain Begins
The Cubans rebelled against Spain. It was not succesful but in 1886 the Cuban people forced Spain to abolish slavery. -
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Mahan's Theory For Greatness
Mahan's theory called for more naval power, which led to his book "Infuluence Of Sea Power Upon History" being published in 1890. -
Jose Marti Launches a Revolution
Jose Marti organized a cuban resistance using an active guerrilla campaign. He counted on provoking the U.S. to intervention to help the rebels achieve cuba libre. -
War Called to Duty (Yellow Press)
The spanish american war aso known as the media war. May 29 the yellow press came out with the story call to duty. 125,000 men were assigned to war stations. -
Valeriano Weyler Restores Order to Cuba
In order to restore cuba Weyler herded the entire rural population of central and westurn cuba. An estimated 300,000 cubans filled these camps. Thousands died from hunger and disease. -
The De Lome Letter
A published private letter by the New York Journal written by Enrique Dupuy De Lome was released to the newspaper February 13, 1898. It was making fun of the president and insulting him which angered the americans. -
U.S.S. Maine Exploids
The USS Maine was sent to cuba by president McKinley to bring home american citizens on february 15, 1898. The ship blew up in the harbor of Havana in which then killed more than 260 men. -
The War In The Philippeans
American fleet in the pacific steamed to the Philippeans. George Dewey gave the command to open fire on the spanish fleet at Manila, the Philippean capital. -
Rough Riders
American forces including four African-American regiments of the regular army and the Rough Riders landed in cuba June 25, 1898 and began to merge on the port of the city of Santiago. -
War In The Caribbean
In the Caribbean, hostilities began with a naval blockade of cuba. Admiral William T. Sampson sucessfully sealed up the spanish fleet in the harbor of santiago de cuba july 1, 1898. -
San Juan Hill
The most famous battle near Santiago July 1, 1898 was led to an attack on San Juan Hill by the Rough Riders. Roosevelt was declared the hero of San Juan Hill by the newspapers. -
Armistice Signed Cease Fire Agreement
The United States and Spain signed a cease fire agreement on August 12 ending "a splendid little war" according to the secratary of state john hay. -
Treaty of Paris
United States and Spain met in Paris to agree on the treaty about the argument on whether or not the United States had the right to annex the Philippeans. -
U.S. Imeperialized
The annexation question of the Philippeans was answered February 6, 1899 when the Treaty of Paris was approved by the senate. The United States now had an empire that included Cuba, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippeans.
