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On February 15, 1898 The U.S.S Maine battleship exploded in the Havana Harbor, and killed around 260 people.
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On April 20, of 1898 President McKinley asked to declare war with Spain.
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In the first battle in the Spanish-American War the U.S Commodore Dewey and his asiatic squadron defeated the Spanish in Manila Bay in the Philippines.
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The U.S troops land in Cuba
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The U.S defeats the Spanish at the battle of San Juan Heights.
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The U.S forces destroy the Spanish Fleet off Santiago Bay, in Cuba
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The Spanish finally surrender at Santiago Bay.
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The U.S. and Spain sign the Protocol of Peace which ending hostilities between the two forces.
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The Treaty of Paris is signed by representatives from the U.S. and Spain
