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McKinley becomes president, and hoped for a peaceful settlement between Spain and Cuba.
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Yellow Journalism is key reason why we got into the war. Hearst and Pulitzer's newspapers made the U.S. want to fight putting lots of pressure on the gov't.
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The explosion of the Maine triggered Americans, and that's when we really started to get involved thinking a Spanish torpedo hit it.
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America declared war on Spain because of the pressure on the gov't, and the explosion of the Maine
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on May 1 commodore George Dewey launched a suprise attack on a Spanish fleet in Manilla Bay destroying most of the Spanish fleet. Theodore Roosevelt was the one who told George Dewey to prepare that made this attack so effective.
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Theodore resigns from assisstant secratary of Navy to become Lieutenant Colonal of 1st volenteer calvary regiment (The Rough Riders)
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On August 12, 1898 Spain signed an Armistice to end the war.
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After the war Secratary of State John Hay called the Spanish American War "A splendid little war
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The Treaty of Paris was signed by the US and Spain to officially end the war between us
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On Jan 16, 2001 TR was awarded the Medal of Honor, (the highest award anyone can get) for his actions back in 1898 to help the US beat Spain