6+Spanish+American+War

Spanish-American War: >
 * 1890 Alfred T. Mahan wrote The Influence of Sea Power upon history, where he states that the US should take territories for military bases
 * President Cleveland states that the US can take action in Cuba if Spain fails to resolve the crisis
 * W.R. Hearst wrote an article in the New York Times reporting on the Cuban Insurrection which helped strengthen the anti-Spanish sentiment in the United States
 * 1898 the Battleship Maine explodes caused by a mine.
 * when the Maine blew up they knew what has happened, they didn't have any question about it
 * After the explosion the outcry "Remember the Maine, and to hell with Spain" swept accross america, which had support from W.R. Hearst
 * W.R. Hearst stated the quote "Please remain. You furnish the pictures, and I'll furnish the war."
 * The USS Oregon left port from San Francisco to the Caribbean islands and the Cuba region
 * President McKinley request permission to intervene with Cuba
 * 21 April 1898 a state of war exists and president McKinley orders a blockade of Cuba
 * Spain criticize president McKinley with the De Lôme letter
 * On April 25, 1898 congress declared war on Spain for the sinking of the Battleship Maine
 * May 1, 1898 U.S. Commodore George Dewey opened with the famous quote "You may fire when you are ready, Gridley" and defeated the Spanish squadron in manila bay
 * Spanish Authorities surrender Guam to the united states
 * 3rd of July US defeated Spanish fleet at Santiago Bay
 * July 18, 1898 Spain sent the french ambassador to negotiate a end to the war
 * 1898 Spanish commission accepted the US demands in the peace treaty
 * December 10, 1898 the peace treaty was signed
 * 1899 the us senate ratified the Treaty of Paris and the queen of Spain signed it
 * In the treaty Spain would sell united states the Philippines
 * 1902, the war ended in the Philippines

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