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Yellow Journalism info.
Journalism that is based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration. -
McKinley becomes president
McKinley was the ninth president of the United States -
Assitant secretary of the Navy
In April of 1897 Roosevelt was appointed Assistant Secretary of the Navy as a reward for his staunch and tireless campaigning for the newly elected President, William McKinley -
Explosion of the USS Maine
The explosion which destroyed the battleship USS Maine in the harbor of Havana. -
U.S Declares War
United States formally declared war against Spain. The Monroe Doctrine, which since 1823 had viewed any European intervention in the Americas as a threat to U.S. security. -
Admiral Dewy's defeat
Admiral Dewey's defeat of the Spanish fleet at Manila Bay on May 1, 1898 ignited impassioned nationalistic feelings in Spain. -
U.S.S. Charleston.
Spanish authorities surrendered Guam to Captain Henry Glass and his forces on the cruiser U.S.S. Charleston.
The main U.S. force appeared off Santiago de Cuba, with more than 16,200 soldiers and various material in 42 ships. A total of 153 ships of the U.S. forces assembled off of the harbor. -
Rossevelt Rough Riders
The First United States Volunteer Cavalry Regiment was organized by Theodore Roosevelt and Leonard Wood, M.D. -
Yellow Fever
Duque de Almodóvar del Río called for the U.S. annexation of Cuba.
U.S. officials instruct General Shafter to return troops immediately to the United States to prevent an outbreak of yellow fever. -
Treaty of Paris
Commissioners from the United States and Spain met in Paris on October 1, 1898 to produce a treaty that would bring an end to the war after six months of hostilities.
