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The U.S. president William McKinley makes it clear that the U.S. will not stand aside and see the struggle in Cuba carry on forever. This lead to the sending the the U.S. battleship Maine to Havana -
USS Maine explodes in the Havana Harbor. We don't know for sure how it happened, but many people believed the Spanish mined the harbor. -
The U.S government issued an Ultimatum to the Spanish Government to terminate its presence in Cuba. Spain did not accept. -
The U.S. president William McKinley requested authorization from the U.S. Congress to Intervene in Cuba. With the objective of putting an end to the war between Cuban revolutionaries and Spain. -
The war was formally declared between Spain and the United States -
First major battle between Spanish and U.S. Forces: U.S. Commodore Dewey and his Asiatic squadron defeat the Spanish fleet at Manila Bay in the Philippines. -
U.S. troops landed at Daiquiri where they were joined by Calixto García and about 5,000 revolutionaries. -
A major battle in the Spanish-American war. The U.S. won, but we also had more casualties. -
Admiral Cervera attempted to escape from Santiago Bay with his fleet. All the Spanish ships were destroyed with a loss of 600 men. The Americans lost only one man killed and one seriously wounded. -
The United States annexed Hawaii in 1898 at the urging of President William McKinley. Hawaii was made a territory in 1900, and Dole became its first governor. -
The Spanish surrendered at Santiago, Cuba. They surrendered because all of their ships were destroyed. -
The U.S. and Spain sign the Protocol of peace. Thus ending hostilities between the two countries. -
The Treaty of Paris is signed by representatives from the U.S. and Spain. This ended the Spanish-American war. -
The Treaty of Paris is ratified by the U.S. senate. Under the treaty, the U.S. acquires control over Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines