Spanish American War Key Events. 9 The Treaty Of Paris is signed by representatives of the government from both Spain and the United States Feb 6 1899. Commodore George Dewey destroyed the Spanish Pacific fleet at the Battle of Manila Bay May 1 1898 and on Santiago de Cuba which fell to US.
Miles 10 million people for 20 million. In the 1880s America invested greatly in Cubas sugar plantation. The United States and Spain sign the Protocol of peace ending tension between the two forces.
Fought between April and August 1898 the Spanish-American War was the result of American concern over Spanish treatment of Cuba political pressures and anger over the sinking of USS Maine.
Commodore George Dewey destroyed the Spanish Pacific fleet at the Battle of Manila Bay May 1 1898 and on Santiago de Cuba which fell to US. Miles 10 million people for 20 million. The surrender of Manila takes place. 9 The Treaty Of Paris is signed by representatives of the government from both Spain and the United States Feb 6 1899.