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The DeLome Letter was a message sent to Spain from the Spanish Ambassador calling President McKinely a weak President. The President then promptly sent the battleship USS Maine to Havana.
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The US battleship had been sent to Cuba to protect American interests there and in response to the DeLome letter. It blew up for unknown reasons and led to a mass public call for war with Spain.
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As calls for war become louder, Congress and the President give in. War is declared.
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A US naval force entered the bay to begin taking the Phillipenes. They defeated the Spanish fleet stationed and took Manila.
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US Army forces including the Calvary reg. led by Teddy Roosevelt were driving on Santiago de Cuba. They rushed the San Juan Heights and took them.
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The Spanish had been defeated across the world. They sued for peace but lost their status as an empire.
