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Tensions began to rise between the U.S. and Spain
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U.S.S. Maine Sank
The U.S.S. was blown up and sank in the Havana Harbor. -
McKinley ask for declaration of war with Spain
After the U.S.S. Maine blew up many people believed it was Spain. -
Battle of San Juan Hill
The U.S. Naval Force arrived and block aded the harbor. -
Battle of Santiago de Cuba
The U.S. Navy decisively defeated Spanish forces. -
Siege of Santiago
Last major operation of the Spanish-American War in Cuba. -
U.S. Troops land in Cuba
More U.S. Troops arrive in Cuba. -
Armistice ends Spanish-American War
An Armistice agreement was signed to end the Spanish-American war. -
The Treaty of Paris is signed
Agreement that required Spain to relinquish nearly all Spanish Empire especially from Cuba, and then ceding Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines to the U.S.
