1868-1878: Ten Years' War in Cuba
1893: Turner's Thesis
1895: Cuban War for Independence
February, 1896: Reconcentration Policy
August 1896: Revolt in the Philippines
March 4, 1897: President McKinley Inaugurated
April 16, 1897: T. Roosevelt Appointed Assistant Secretary of the Navy
December, 1897: McKinley Asks Congress for Aid to Cuba
February 9, 1898: Dupuy de Lôme Letter Scandal
February 16 1898: Battleship U.S.S. Maine Explodes
March 17, 1898: Senator Proctor Exposes Spain's Brutality in Cuba
April 25, 1898: Congress Declares War
May 1, 1898: Commodore Dewey's Victory in the Philippines
May 15, 1898: Theodore Roosevelt resigns as Ass. Sec. of the Navy
June 22, 1898: U.S. troops land in Cuba
July 1, 1898: Victory in San Juan Heights
July 17, 1898: Spanish surrender Santiago
August 12, 1898: Spain signs Peace Protocol
December 10, 1898: Treaty of Paris signed
January 1899: Senate Debate over Ratification of the Treaty of Paris
February 6, 1899: Treaty of Paris ratified
March 4, 1901:- McKinley inaugurated for 2nd term
- Roosevelt becomes Vice-President
March 23, 1901: Aguinaldo captured by U.S. troops
September, 1901: President McKinley assassinated
July 4, 1902: Philippine War declared over
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