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President McKinley asks for declaration of war with Spain
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The USS Maine explodes in Havana Harbor, Cuba. 258 sailors died in the explosion.
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Spain declares war on the United States after rejecting America's ultimatum to withdraw from Cuba.
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The Battle of San Juan Hill. It was in the cuban territory. The US defeated the Spanish.
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Battle of Santiago de Cuba, US defeated the Spanish forces took place on the southern coast of Cuba.
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Hawaii is annexed to the US, President McKinley signed the treaty of annexation.
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Siege of Santiago. Was the last major operation of the Spanish-American war in Cuba, the Spanish defeated US
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Armistice ends the Spanish-American war. signed by Spain and the US. Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines were given to the US.
