• Commodore George Dewey sent 7 ships to the Manila Bay in Philippines and the Spanish Naval force had powerful ships
• The U.S and the Spanish commander, Admiral Montojo, had his hope up that the shore battery will support them from the attack against the U.S. • The Spanish was still preparing for the attack until Dewey's ship came on April 30 and attacke them on May 1st and destroy the Spanish force.
• United States waited for the landing force to come.
• The landing force came and the United States was in charge of the Philippines.
• Commodore George Dewey came up with the idea of sending the ships to Manila Bay in Philippines. • Sending the ships to Manila Bay cause them to won the Battle of Manila Bay.
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• Volunteers was called out for people to join the force.
• U.S landed in Cuba and fought El Caney and San Juan Hill winning the Spanish force until in July they became tired and was short on supplies. • The Spanish Fleet took advantage of that and broke into the U.S naval blockade and destroyed it
• 18,000 U.S soldier were battling against Puerto Rico which had 9,000 Spanish soldier. • On August 10 they had an armistice signed by the Spanish and U.S official which is to stop fighting for a certain period of time and the U.S lost 2,500 people and the others had diseases.
• U.S and Spanish representatives agreed to the Treaty of Paris. • Agreeing to the treaty gave U.S the control of Puerto Rico and Guam.
• Cuba had a war for independence which leaded to destroying the island apart from 1895-1898. • Insurgents burned the sugar cane fields and mills and destroyed anything they can like railroad turning Cuba into an economic