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Timeline of the Spanish-American War

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In July of 1898, the US had a very significant land victory of the Spanish-American War. This battle was the Battle of San Juan, Cuba. Theodore Roosevelt was not the only leader of this victory, there was also Brigadier General Jacob Ford Kent, General Samuel S. Sumner, John Coulter Bates, and General Henry W. Lawton. When U.S. troops won the battles of San Juan Hill and Kettle Hill, the siege and Spanish surrender of Santiago followed.

Vermont Senator Redfield Proctor went to Cuba and came back to the US, giving one of the most significant speeches in the Spanish American War Era. Proctor's speech was taken seriously by the US congress and he was a very respected man. His speech once again pushed the Americans closer to war.

After the Treaty of Paris was signed, it had to be ratified by two thirds majority of the US Senate. The US officially had control over Cuba, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines.

Government is established in Puerto Rico after US gains possession. Their government was the Foraker Act which is similar to the US government.

This was the year that the 25th president of the United States was elected. The US had been trying to avoid the situation with Cuba, but William McKinley was drawn to it only 13 months after his inauguration. In April of 1898, McKinley abandoned his failed diplomatic efforts and talked to congress about intervening in Cuba.

The Spanish-American War began with the ten year war in Cuba. This war began in 1868, and given the name lasted 10 years, making it end in 1878. This war in Cuba was caused when the Spanish government increase taxes and banned all reformists meetings in Cuba. The Cuban Revolution began in 1868. In 1869, leader Carlos Manuel created a constitution for the Republic of Cuba. This constitution abolished slavery and annexed the country to the US. More leaders included: Maximo Gomez and Antonio Maceo. In 1877, the Cuban independence movement and the rebels were running out of materials. There were 12,000 fighters engaged in this war, and what finally ended the ten year war was the signed Pact of Zanjon.

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In July 1898, the Spanish surrender Santiago. Bringing the US closer to an overall victory.

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The tension climax finally broke when the Congress declared war. The war lasted through the summer of 1899. When a peace protocol was signed, the Spanish were forced to surrender.

The US captured Leader Emilio Aguinaldo. This was significant because he had sided with the US during the Spanish American War, and then during the Philippine War he was against the US.

When the US heard about the famine and disease in Cuba, they wanted to step in. With McKinley as president, he was truly appaled to hear about this, and he wanted to appeal for humanitarian aid for the starving Cubans. With help from the American Red Cross, McKinley donated $5,000 anonymously.

The Americans were getting involved at this point because they were a totally different nation now, with the Civil War being over, the west being settled and immigration being at an all time high. William Randolph Hurst and Joseph Pulitzer were two journalists of this time, and they were using this Cuban struggle to sell newspapers. Leaders of this Cuban war were Maximo Gomez, ,Calixto Garcia, and Jose Marti. Gomez worked his whole life to make Cuba free, during this time he became the military leader. Spain sent over 100,000 soldiers to Cuba. After this happened the reality of Cuba losing Spanish control was becoming greater.

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August 12, 1898. The peace protocol is signed. Bringing the end of the war even nearer.

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May 1, 1899, the day that Commodore Dewey defeated the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay. Dewey was on of the war's most celebrated hero's. Before the Spanish-American war Dewey served under Admiral Farragut in the American Civil War.

McKinley was assassinated in New York. This was when Theodore Roosevelt became president.

1896

In 1898, there was a letter that pushed the US to become pro-war. This letter contained very derogatory comments towards President McKinley. After the letter was sent, it fell into the hands of Cuban Rebels. After the letter got back into the US, William Randolph Hurst published this letter written by Enrique Dupuy de Lôme. The publishing of this letter led to an international scandal, also pushing the US closer to war.

In 1896 thousands of Cubans were sent into concentration camps by General Weyler of Spain. This was known as the Reconcentration Policy. The rural population had eight days to get into the camps and anyone who would disobey was shot. Famine and disease were spreading extremely quickly in these camps. By 1898 1/3 of the Cuban population was in camps, and at the end of the R.P over 400,000 Cubans died.

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In June, the US troops land in Cuba. The American soldiers waited in Tampa, Florida. There were 25,000 troops waiting to be deployed to Cuba. They were in Tampa because of location, it is near Cuba.

December 10, 1898, the Treaty of Paris was signed. This treaty was the official end of the Spanish-American War. The war ended with an American victory and the outcome of this was Cuba and the Philippines became American protectorate.

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Also in 1898 was the explosion of the US battleship U.S.S. Maine. The ship exploded in Havana Harbor, killing 268 men. Out of the men who died only 200 bodies were recovered and only 76 were identifiable. This was the climax of the prewar tension between the US and Spain. William Randolph Hurst offered a $50,000 award for the detection of the Perpetrator of the Maine Outrage. A majority of Americans thought the Spanish caused this whole thing, but in reality, it was just a submerged mine. This was the significant force that propelled the United States into the Spanish-American War.

The US troops withdraw from Cuba. The Treaty of Paris said that Cuba was an independent nation and that the US just helped free them.

This was the time when the Filipino nationalists revolted against the Spanish rule. This revolt was led by Emilio Aguinaldo. People believe that this revolt started when the Suez Canal was being built in 1869. Nationalists started organizing things secretly. Aguinaldo defeated Spanish forces in several battles and became the leader of Katipunan. When America and Spain went to war the Philippines, but when the US wouldn't recognize the new government, the Philippines declared war. At the end of this 40,000 Filipino and 4,000 American soldiers were dead.

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