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The New York Journal published the confidential letter of the Spanish Ambassador Dupuy de Lôme. The letter's revelation was one of the incidents that pushed us into war with spain.
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At 9:40pm, the United States battleship Maine, was suddenly blown up in the Havana Harbor. The bottom was blown out killing 260 officers and men on board
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The United States attempted to overthrow Spain to give Cuba independence
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The United States declared war on spain which started the Spanish-American War. Which lasted for about 3 months and was centred on Cuba
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The U.S Asiatic squadron destroys the Spanish pacific fleet in the first battle of the Spanish-American war. Nearly 400 Spanish men were killed and 10 Spanish warships wrecked or captured.
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United States forces, including Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders. Defeated greatly outnumbered Spanish forces at San Juan Hill and Kettle Hill near the Spanish stronghold of Santiago de Cuba.
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The Battle of Santiago Bay was a Naval battle, in which the United States Navy decisively defeated Spanish forces, sealing American victory in the Spanish-American war and winning independence for Cuba
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Spaniards surrenders to U.S. forces at Santiago de Cuba.
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Representatives for the United States and Spain signed a peace protocol in Washington DC, ending the three-month-long Spanish-American war in Cuba
