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The Journal published a letter written by Enrique Dupuy de Lome, Spain's minister to the United States that basically ridiculed McKinley for being "weak and catering to the rabble". Americans were furious and they were clamoring for war with Spain.
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The battleship USS Maine had been sent out to Havana to protect American lives and property but it mysteriously blew up, killing 260 sailors. Americans blammed the Spanish without any proof.
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In March, President McKinley demanded that Spain grant Cuba its independence but Spain refused to do as they were told. Congress declared a state of war against Spain
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Theodore Roosevelt had sent secret orders to Commodore George Dewey that said if war broke out between the United States and Spain to attack the Spanish fleet in the Philippines. Once Dewey heard about the war he started the battle against the Spanish fleet, Dewey won the battle with non of his men injured or killed.
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The U.S. Navy sank the entire Spanish fleet off the coast of Cuba.
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The Spanish troops surrendered Cuba to the Americans.
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Commodore GeorgeDewey and Emilio Auguinaldo, the leader of a rebel army of Filipino patriots had come up with a plan to attack the captial city of Manila.They ended up surrounding the Spanish so the Spanish surrendered.
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The Treaty of Paris ended the Spanish-American War. Puerto Rico and Guam were ceded to the U.S. the Philippines was bought for $20 million, and Cuba became a U.S. protectorate.
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The Senate narrowly approved the treaty that called for the annexation of the Philippines. Filipino nationalists were not happy at all since they faught for independence from Spain and then the U.S. takes that away from them.
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After three years of fighting against the United states, Emilio Aguinaldo was captured and forced from power.
