I.   The Causes of the War

  A.   Plight of the Cuban Population

  B.   "Glorious" American Civil War

  C.   Yellow Journalism

  D.   The Maine

    1.  Background

      A.  Why the Maine was There

      B.  Events Leading up to Sinking

    2.  First Hand Accounts of Sinking

    3.  Mine Theory

    4.  Bunker Fire Theory

    5.  Raising/Salvaging/Resinking of Maine - where some of the parts are 
        now (Arlington Cemetery, Lancaster PA, etc.)

II. Chronology
(Maybe a "100 years ago today" section?)

III. The War
 
A.   The Weapons

  1. The Navies

 A. American

  1. Order of Battle (* Year Laid Down)

  A. Capitol Ships

   a. Atlanta (Unarmored Cruiser 1883* 271.3 X 42.1 X 16.83 3000 tons
      15.6 knots 2 X 8" 6 X 6")

   b. Baltimore (Protected Cruiser, 1888, 328 feet, 4 main guns (10 inch??)
      18 knots)

   c. Boston (Unarmored Cruiser 1883* 271.3 X 42.1 X 16.83 3000 tons
      15.6 knots 2 X 8" 6 X 6")

   d. Brooklyn (Armored Cruiser 1893* 400.5 X 64.7 X 24 9271 tons
      21.91 knots 8 x 8" 12 X 5")

   e. Charleston (Protected Cruiser 1887* 312.6 X 46.2 X 18.6
      3730 tons 17 knots 2 X 8" 6 X 6")

   f. Chicago (Unarmored Cruiser 1883* 325 X 48.2 X 19 4500 tons
      19 knots 4 X 8" 8 X 6")

   g. Columbia (Unarmored Cruiser 1890* 412 X 58.2 X 22.5 7375 tons
      22.8 knots 1 X 8" 2 X 6" 8 X 4")

   h. Detroit (Unarmored Cruiser 1890* 257 X 37 X 14.6 2089 tons
      19 knots 9 X 5")              

   i. Iowa (Battleship)

   j. Indiana (Battleship 1891* 348 X 69.25 X 24 10,288 tons 15.55 knots 
      4 X 13" 8 X 8" 4 X 6")              

   k. Maine (Battleship 1895 318 X 57 X 31.5 6682 tons 17 knots
      4 X 10" 6 X 6")

   l. Marblehead (Unarmored Cruiser 1890* 257 X 37 X 14.6 2089 tons
      19 knots 9 X 5")

   m. Massachusetts (Battleship 1891* 348 X 69.25 X 24 10,288 tons
      16.2 knots 4 X 13" 8 X 8" 4 X 6")

   n. Minneapolis (Unarmored Cruiser 1891* 412 X 58.2 X 22.5 7375 tons
      23.1 knots 1 X 8" 2 X 6" 8 X 4")

   o. Montgomery (Unarmored Cruiser 1890* 257 X 37 X 14.6 2089 tons
      19 knots 9 X 5")

   p. Newark (Unarmored Cruiser 310 X 49.2 X 18.8 4098 tons 19 Knots
      12 X 6")

   q. New York (Armored Cruiser 1890* 380.5 X 64.8 X 23.3 8200 tons
      21 Knots 6 X 8" 12 X 4")

   r. Olympia (Protected Cruiser)

   s. Oregon (Battleship 1891* 348 X 69.25 X 24 10,288 tons 16.79 knots    
      4 X 13" 8 X 8" 4 X 6")

   t. Philadelphia (Unarmored Cruiser 1888* 327.5 X 48.6 X 19.2 4324 tons
      19.7 knots 12 X 6")

   u. Raleigh (Unarmored Cruiser 1889* 300 X 42 X 18 3213 tons 20 knots
      1 X 6" 10 X 5" 12 X QF)

   v. San Francisco (Unarmored Cruiser 1888* 310 X 49.2 X 18.8 4098 tons
      19.5 knots 12 X 6")

   w. St. Louis/St. Paul (Auxillery Cruisers)

   x. Texas (Battleship 1889* 310 X 64.1 X 22.5 6315 tons 17 knots
      2 X 12" 6 X 6")

   y. Vesuvius (Dynamite Cruiser 1887* 252.3 X 26.5 X 10.6 929 tons
      21.4 knots 3 X 15" Pnumatic Dynamite Guns

  B. Gunboats, Monitors, Torpedo Boats, Dispatch Boats, etc.

   a. Amphitrite (Monitor 1874* 259.5 X 55.8 X 14.5 3990 tons 12 knots
      4 X 10" 2 X 4")

   b. Bancroft (Cadet Cruiser 1891* 187.5 X 32 X 12.2 838 tons 14 knots
       4 X 4")

   c. Concord (Gunboat)

   d. Dolphin (Dispatch Boat 1885 240 X 32 X 14.3 1486 tons 15.5 knots 2 X 4")

   e. Gloucester (Gunboat, converted yacht)

   f. Katahdin (Ram 1891* 250.8 X 43.4 X 15 2155 tons 16.1 knots
      4 rapid-fire guns, ship was painted sea green.)

   g. McCulloch (Revenue Cutter)

   h. Miantonomoh (Monitor 1883* 259.5 X 55.8 X 14.5 3990 tons 12 knots
      4 X 10" 4 X QF)

   i. Monadnock (Monitor 1876*)

   j. Monterey (Monitor 1891 10 knots 2 X 13" 2 X 10" 6 X QF)

   k. Nashville (Gunboat)

   l. Petrel (Gunboat)

   m. Stiletto (Torpedo Boat 88.5 X 11 X 3 31 tons 18.2 knots)

   n. Terror (Monitor 1883 4 X 10" 4 X QF)

   o. Winslow (Torpedo Boat)

 C. Transports, Liners, Freighters and Colliers

  a. Merrimac (Collier)

  b. Ollivette (Liner)

  c. Nanshan (Supply ship)

  d. Yucatan (Transport)

  e. Zafiro (Collier)

 2. Training

B. Spanish

 1. Order of Battle

   a. Infanta Maria Teresa (Armored Cruiser 1890 338 feet)

   b. Vizcaya (Armored Cruiser 1891 338 feet)

   c. Almirante Oquendo (Armored Cruiser 1891 338 feet)

   d. Cristobal Colon (Armored Cruiser)

   e. Furor (370 tons) Pluton (400 tons) Terror (Torpedo Boat Destroyers
      1896-97 220 feet 26 knots 6 X QF 2 torpedo launchers

   f. Alfonso XII (Cruiser 1887)

   g. Reina Mercedes (Cruiser 1887)

   h. Reina Cristina (Cruiser 1887 3520 tons 4 X 120mm 10 knots
      Captain Don Luis Cadarso)

   i. Isla de Cuba (Armored Cruiser 1886 185 feet 1048 tons 
     4 X 120mm 2 X 70mmQF 10 knots)

   j. Isla de Luzon (Armored Cruiser 1886 185 feet 1048 tons 
     4 X 120mm 2 X 70mmQF 10 knots)

   k. Don Antonio de Ulloa (Cruiser  1887 210 feet 1160 tons
      4 X 120mm 4 X QF 13 knots)

   l. Don Juan de Austria (Cruiser  1887 210 feet 1160 tons
      4 X 120mm 4 X QF 13 knots)

   m. Castilla  (Wooden Cruiser 3260 tons 4 X 150mm)

   n. Pelayo (Battleship  1887 rebuilt 1897 330 feet)

   o. Carlos V (Cruiser)

   p. Infanta Isabel (Cruiser?)

   q. Other Vessels

 2.  Training

2.   Ground Forces

 A. American

     1. Order of Battle

         a.  US Regulars

         b.  Rough Riders/Volunteers

         c.  Cuban Insurgents                  

     2.   Training

     3.   Krag-Jorgenson Rifle

     4.   Dynamite Guns

     5.   3.2" Artillery Piece/Hotchkiss Gun

     6.   Typical Uniform/Kit

 B. Spanish

     1.   Order of Battle

     2.   Training

     3.   Rolling Block Rifle

     4.   Artillery

     5.   Typical Uniform/Kit

B.   The Personalities

 1. American

     A.   President William McKinley

     B.   Admiral George Dewey

     C.   Admiral William T. Sampson

     D.   Commodore Winfield Scott Schley

     E.   General Rufus Shafter

     F.   General Nelson Miles

     G.   General Joseph P. Wheeler

     H.   General Fitzhugh Lee

     I.   General Arthur Mac Arthur

     J.   Colonel Leonard Wood

     K.   Colonel Theodore Roosevelt

     L.   Captain Charles E. Clark

     M.   Captain Robey D. Evans

     N.   Colonel William Jennings Bryan

     O.   Colonel John Jacob Astor

     P.   Major Walter Reed

     Q.   Lieutenant Richmond Hobson

     R.   Lieuetnant John J. Pershing

     S.   Willard McSherry

     T.   Clara Barton

     U.   Others

 2. Spanish

     A.   King Alphonse XIII

     B.   Queen Regent Maria Christina

     C.   Prime Minister Antonio Canovas del Castillo

     D.   Prime Minister Praxedas Mateo Sagasta

     E.   General Ramon Blanco

     F.   General Arsenio Martinez Campos

     G.   Admiral Pascual Cervera y Topete

     H.   Admiral Patricio Montojo y Pasaron

     I.   Admiral Manuel de la Camara

     J.   General Jose Toral

     K.   General Valeriano Weyler y Nicolau

     L.   Others

 3. Cuban 

     A.  Jose Marti

     B.  General Maximo Gomez

     C.  General Antonio Maceo

     D.  Others

4. Philippine Insurgents

     A.  General Emilio Aguinaldo

     B.  Others

3. The Press

     A.  William Randolph Hearst

     B.  Richard Harding Davis

     C.  Frederic Remington

     D.  Stephen Crane

     E.  Joseph Pulitzer

     F.  Sylvester Scovel

     G.  Others

C. The Battles/Major Events

     A.  Battle of Manila Bay

     B.  Battle of Santiago

     C.  The Assault on San Juan and Kettle Hills

       1.  Roosevelt's Personal Account

     D.  The Merrimac "Suicide" Attack

     E.  The Race of the Oregon Around the Horn

     F.  Taking of Manila

     G.  The Puerto Rican Campaign

     H.  Stopping German Intervention

     I.  Comparison of Losses

IV The Aftermath

     1.   Theodore Roosevelt's Rise to Power

     2.   The Sampson/Schley Controversy

     3.   Cuba/Puerto Rico/Phillippines/Hawaii

     4.   Development of the US as a World Power

     5.   Effect on Spain

V. Bibliography