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Timeline of the Spanish-American War

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1 Timeline of the Spanish-American War
1897: America had invested $__ ___________in sugar can plantations in Cuba 1895: ________ _________launches a war for independence from Spain in Cuba Feb. ______: the Journal publishes a letter by Spain’s ambassador that calls ____________ weak and stupid 1898: The ________explodes in ________ Harbor, killing 266 Americans April ____, 1898: ____________ asks Congress for the use of force to end fighting in _______ May 1, _______: Dewey surprises the Spanish fleet at ________ _______in the Philippines August of 1898: ___________ U.S. soldiers land in the __________, Spanish troops surrender June 1898, Cuba: U.S. Marines capture _______________ Bay. A force led by General ___________ arrives December 1898: Treaty of ______ has Spain give up _______, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the ________________


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