Spianish American War

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  • William McKinley becomes President of the U.S.A.

    McKinley was President for 4 years

  • U.S.S. Maine explosion kills 260 officers and crew members

    Yellow Journalism blamed Spain for th explosion but we know now it was cuased by a fire from the boiler cuaght on the gun powder that caused the explosion
    " REMEMBER THE MAINE "

  • Yellow Journalism information

  • Theodore Roosevelt Assistant Secretary of the Navy

    Theodore Roosevelt told Commodore Dewey to prepare for possible military action in the Phillippines

  • President McKinley called for troops

    President McKinley called for 125,000 troops to fight SPANISH AMERICAN WAR

  • U.S. Declares war with Spain

  • Theodore Roosevelt leads the Rough Riders

  • Treaty of Paris

    Spain signed an armistice or peace agreement

  • Theodore Roosevelt's Medal

    Theodore Roosevelt got the highest MEDAL OF HONOR after his death