War

Spanish American War

By stephentucker95

  • Spanish send Valeriano Weyler to Cuba to put down Cuban rebellion

    Cuban towns turned into concentration camps, rebels are tortured. Newspaper publishers Pulitzer and Hearst print sensational stories to boost circulation which was known to be as the "Yellow Press."

  • McKinley elected president

    McKinley had two compaign promises: 1) Protect American business and 2) Free the Cuban people.

  • Negotiations between Spain and U.S. break down after insulting letter from Spanish ambassador is published

    Dupuy de Lome had written that President Mcinley was "weak and a would-be politician." He resigns even though American people were angered.

  • U.S.S. Maine blows up

    260 American sailors killed after mysterious explosion. Yellow press call for war against Spain, offer rewards for proof of Spanish plot.

  • Assistant Secretary Theodore Roosevelt orders Admiral Dewey to prepare for Asian was

    Roosevelt tells Dewey to attack Spanish fleet in the Philippines if war broke out between U.S. and Spain.