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May 14, 2010 · Spanish American War. Updated: May 2, 2022 | Original: May 14, 2010. The Spanish-American War was an 1898 conflict between the United States and Spain that ended Spanish colonial rule...
- Missy Sullivan
- 3 min
Sep 14, 2020 · The Spanish-American War, which ends December 10, 1898 with the Treaty of Paris, marks the end of Spain's colonial power, with the country granting Cuba independence and ceding Guam, Puerto...
Oct 19, 2021 · Known as the American Indian Wars, the conflicts involved Indigenous people, the English, French, Spanish and U.S. Army and ended with massive Native American population and tribal land...
- Missy Sullivan
- 3 min
Nov 9, 2009 · On May 1, 1898, at Manila Bay in the Philippines, the U.S. Asiatic Squadron destroyed the Spanish Pacific fleet in the first major battle of the Spanish-American War (April-August 1898).
Sep 8, 2021 · 1898-1902: Spanish-American War and US Military Control. 1898: The Spanish-American War. In February, the USS Maine mysteriously explodes in Havana Harbor, killing more than 250...
- Iván Román
Apr 24, 2012 · 5. The Spanish American War saw the birth of Gitmo. In June 1898, American and Cuban forces wrested control of Guantánamo Bay from the Spanish. The strategically important harbor provided a...
Mar 3, 2010 · On July 3, the Spanish fleet was destroyed off Santiago by U.S. warships under Admiral William Sampson, and on July 17 the Spanish surrendered the city—and thus Cuba—to the Americans.
