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- Armistice negotiations conducted in Washington, D.C., ended with the signing of a protocol on Aug. 12, 1898, which, besides ending hostilities, provided that a peace conference be held in Paris by October, that Spain relinquish Cuba and cede Puerto Rico and one of the Mariana Islands to the United States, and that the United States hold Manila until the disposition of the Philippines had been determined.
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The Spanish–American War began on April 25, 1898, due to a series of escalating disputes between the two nations, and ended on December 10, 1898, with the signing of the Treaty of Paris. It resulted in Spain's loss of its control over the remains of its overseas empire.
Treaty of Paris, (1898), treaty concluding the Spanish-American War. It was signed by representatives of Spain and the United States in Paris on Dec. 10, 1898 (see primary source document: Treaty of Paris). Armistice negotiations conducted in Washington, D.C., ended with the signing of a protocol.
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Treaty of Paris (1898), ended the Spanish–American War; 1900s and 2000s. Treaty of Paris (1900), ended all conflicting claims between France and Spain over Río Muni in Africa; Treaty of Paris (1918), between France and Monaco adapting provisions of the Franco-Monegasque Treaty of 1861 in the context of the Monaco succession crisis of 1918
Feb 9, 2010 · 1898. Treaty of Paris ends Spanish-American War. In France, the Treaty of Paris is signed, formally ending the Spanish-American War and granting the United States its first overseas empire....
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Jul 29, 2019 · Updated on July 29, 2019. The Treaty of Paris (1898) was the peace treaty signed on December 10, 1898 by Spain and the United States that ended the Spanish-American War. The terms of the treaty also ended the age of Spanish imperialism and established the United States as a world power.
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Dec 28, 2023 · Treaty of Paris of 1898. Commissioners from the United States and Spain met in Paris on October 1, 1898 to produce a treaty that would bring an end to the war after six months of hostilities. The American peace commission consisted of William R. Day, Sen. Cushman K. Davis, Sen. William P. Frye, Sen. George Gray, and the Honorable Whitelaw Reid.
Sep 17, 2022 · Treaty of Peace Between the United States and Spain (December 10, 1898) The United States of America and Her Majesty the Queen Regent of Spain, in the name of her august son Don Alfonso XIII, desiring to end the state of war now existing between the two countries, have for that purpose appointed as plenipotentiaries: The President of the United ...
