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General Veleriano Weyler is sent to Cuba
The Spanish sent the butcher, Veleriano Weyler, to put down the insurrection. He wanted to prevent insurrectos from leading the population under Spanish rule. He then built camps to imprison a large portion of the population. -
De Lome Letter
This was a letter by a Spanish Ambassador named Enrique Dupuy de Lômeto sent to the U.S. It was criticizing William Mckinley (current president) and was calling him weak and that he was only there to please the crowd. It was released and published by a New York Journal owner and him doing that helped abrupt the United states warlike foreign policy. -
Explosion of the U.S.S. Maine
The U.S.S. Maine was a U.S navy ship that was riding near the Havana Harbor and was suddenly blown up which tore the bottom of the ship and left it to sink. It killed 260 officers and men on board and supposedly blown up by a mine. -
President Mckinley addresses congress on Cuba
President Mckinley asked congress for their approval to start the fighting between the Spanish and Americans. With so many conflicts, he wanted to make sure Cubans get their independence He also made sure to add that any Cuban or U.S citizens on the island would have a stable government and have their peace and safety. -
The teller amendment
Colorado(the teller) published an amendment to the U.S declaration of war against Spain which declared that the U.S would not establish permanent control over Cuba. -
U.S declares war on Spain
The U.S declares war on Spain due to the explosion of the U.S.S. Maine and Americas response to the tension of the situation between Spain and America. -
Battle of Manila Bay
This was the first major war of the Spanish-American war and was located in the Philippines.The U.S. Asiatic Squadron defeats the Spanish Pacific Squadron with 400 killed Spanish Sailors and only 6 Americans wounded. -
Battle of Guantanamo Bay
American and Cuban forces fought because Americans wanted to capture the bay of Guantanamo. This war ended in a Spanish victory. -
Battle of San Juan Hill
The U.S wanted to capture Spanish-held Santiago De Cuba on the southern coast of Cuba. It was one of the final wars in the Spanish-American War and led to an American victory. It led directly to a surrender of Santiago on July 17. -
1898 Treaty of Paris
This was the treaty that ended the Spanish-American War signed by Spain and the U.S. Cuba gained independence leaving with them ceding Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines to the United States.
