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• The Second Cuban War for Independence started
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• Spanish send Valeriano Weyler to Cuba
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• The De Lome Letter is published
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• The USS Maine Explodes
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Spain agrees to all US demands
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US declares war on Spain
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War begins in the Phillippines
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American forces land in Cuba
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Battle of San Juan Hill
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American troops invade Puerto Rico
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US and Spain sign a cease fire agreement
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Treaty of Paris is ratified