War 1

Spanish-American War Timeline

By LeeanneOrtega

  • Queen Liliuokalani became leader of Hawaii.

    Queen Liliuokalani became leader of Hawaii.
    Queen Liliuokalani became the leader of Hawaii. She believed that the planters had too much infuence, so she tried to limit their power and it caused an uprising. source: The book.

  • Grover Cleveland is elected president.

    Grover Cleveland is elected president.
    Elected again in 1892,Grover Cleveland won and became the 24th president of the United states. source: http://www.ipl.org/div/potus/gcleveland.html

  • William Mckenley is elected President.

    William Mckenley is elected President.
    In 1896, the Republican national convention nominated William Mckenley as President. He won, and became the 25th Presedint of the United States. source : http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898/mckinley.html

  • The Spanish-American War takes place.

    The Spanish-American War takes place.
    The American press was attacking Spain through its editorials. Members of the Republican Party saw Cuba as a key to U.S. domination of the Caribbean, and this was what started the war. Source: http://www.essortment.com/spanish-american-war-1898-21618.html

  • Republic of Panama established.

    The Panamanian's signed the Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty, Granting the USA sovereign rights over the Inter oceanic canal that would be built in the following year. source: Book and http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107870.html

  • Russo-Japanese War Begins.

    The Russo-Japanese War was a battle between two empires going from 1904 to 1905. Source: http://nmhm.washingtondc.museum/exhibits/mcgee/mcgee.html

  • Roosevelt is elected President.

    Roosevelt is elected President.
    In 1904 Theodore Roosevelt was elected President over Democrat Alton B. Parker. Source: http://www.theodoreroosevelt.org/life/timeline.htm

  • William Howard Taft was elected president.

    William Howard Taft was elected president.
    President Theodore Roosevelt, honoring a promise not to seek a third term, persuaded the Republican Party to nominate William Howard Taft. Source: The book and http://potus.com/whtaft.html

  • Mexican revolution begins.

    Mexican revolution begins.
    On this date the revolutionary war to overthrow the dictator Porfirio Díaz, began. source: http://www.inside-mexico.com/revolucion.htm and book.

  • Panama Canal Opens.

    Panama Canal Opens.
    The Panama Canal was opened to traffic on August 15, 1914, when the steamship SS Ancon cross it. Source: http://www.canalmuseum.com/ and DA BOOK!