Spanish American War Timeline

  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris

    The Treaty of Paris ended the Revolutionary War between Great Britain and the United States, recognized American independence and established borders for the new nation. ... The Treaty of Paris, formally ending the war, was not signed until September 3, 1783.
  • Gen. Weyler

    Gen. Weyler

    In 1896, General Weyler of Spain implemented the first wave of the Spanish "Reconcentracion Policy" that sent thousands of Cubans into concentration camps. Under Weyler's policy, the rural population had eight days to move into designated camps located in fortified towns; any person who failed to obey was shot.
  • Reconcentration Policy

    Reconcentration Policy

    In 1896, General Weyler of Spain implemented the first wave of the Spanish "Reconcentracion Policy" that sent thousands of Cubans into concentration camps. Under Weyler's policy, the rural population had eight days to move into designated camps located in fortified towns; any person who failed to obey was shot.
  • De Lome Letter

    De Lome Letter

    Cuban revolutionaries intercepted the letter from the mail and released it to the Hearst press, which published it on February 9, 1898, in the New York Journal. De Lôme's unflattering remarks about McKinley helped fuel this country's aggressive, warlike foreign policy.
  • USS Maine

    USS Maine

    At 9:40pm on February 15, 1898, the battleship U.S.S. Maine exploded in Havana Harbor, killing 268 men and shocking the American populace. ... On March 28, 1898, the United States Naval Court of Inquiry found that the Maine was destroyed by a submerged mine.
  • Battle of San Juan Hill

    Battle of San Juan Hill

    After enduring artillery fire which inflicted heavy casualties, the Americans charged up the hill and dispersed the Spanish, suffering even more heavily in the process. The fight for the heights proved to be the bloodiest and most famous battle of the war.
  • Pres. McKinley

    Pres. McKinley

    William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition at the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term.
  • cuban revolution

    cuban revolution

    The Cuban Revolution was the overthrow of Fulgencio Batista's regime by the 26th of July Movement and the establishment of a new Cuban government led by Fidel Castro in 1959. ... Interventions by the United States, Russia, and other foreign powers are largely attributed to the state of Cuba today.
  • Cuban Rebellion

    Cuban Rebellion

    The Cuban Revolution was the overthrow of Fulgencio Batista's regime by the 26th of July Movement and the establishment of a new Cuban government led by Fidel Castro in 1959. ... Interventions by the United States, Russia, and other foreign powers are largely attributed to the state of Cuba today