Spanish American War Timeline

  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris

    This was Americas way of gaining land for themselves the point behind this was so they could go be a world power.
  • Yellow Journalism

    Yellow Journalism

    Journalists used fake or over exaggerated information in their stories to make people more interested and intrigued. This caused drama between Spain and the U.S.
  • Generald Weyler

    Generald Weyler

    He was sent by Spain to Cuba to go and collect anybody who was rebelling against Spain and put them in camps and so many people were killed in these camps that he gained the nick name "butcher".
  • Emilio Aguinaldo

    The U.S. promised Emilio that if he helped them defeat Spain that the Philippines would be free after the war this was a lie and Emilio decided to go to war with the U.S. himself and he died in battle.
  • De Lome letter

    De Lome letter

    This was a letter that disrespected the U.S. president and it was published by the yellow journalists.
  • Teddy Roosevelt & Rough Riders

    Teddy Roosevelt & Rough Riders

    He resigned in 1898 to organize the Rough Riders, the first voluntary cavalry in the Spanish-American War. The U.S. was fighting against Spain over Spain's colonial policies with Cuba.
  • President Mickinley

    He was disrespected by Spain in the De Lome letter and this lead to the U.S wanting to go to war with him.
  • U.S.S. Maine

    The U.S. Maine ship explodes in Cuban fort and yellow journalists blame the explosion of Spain and it is later found out that it was just an engine malfunction.