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  1. www.britannica.com › event › Spanish-American-WarSpanish-American War | Summary, History, Dates, Causes, Facts ...

    5 days ago · Spanish-American War, (1898), conflict between the United States and Spain that ended Spanish colonial rule in the Americas and resulted in U.S. acquisition of territories in the western Pacific and Latin America. Origins of the war. The war originated in the Cuban struggle for independence from Spain, which began in February 1895.

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  2. www.history.com › spanish-american-warSpanish-American War: Causes, Battles & Timeline | HISTORY

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    • Causes: Remember the Maine! The war originated in the Cuban struggle for independence from Spain, which began in February 1895. Spain’s brutally repressive measures to halt the rebellion were graphically portrayed for the U.S. public by several sensational newspapers engaging in yellow journalism, and American sympathy for the Cuban rebels rose.
    • War Is Declared. Spain announced an armistice on April 9 and speeded up its new program to grant Cuba limited powers of self-government. But the U.S. Congress soon afterward issued resolutions that declared Cuba’s right to independence, demanded the withdrawal of Spain’s armed forces from the island, and authorized the use of force by President William McKinley to secure that withdrawal while renouncing any U.S. design for annexing Cuba.
    • Spanish American War Begins. The ensuing war was pathetically one-sided, since Spain had readied neither its army nor its navy for a distant war with the formidable power of the United States.
    • Treaty of Paris. The Treaty of Paris ending the Spanish American War was signed on December 10, 1898. In it, Spain renounced all claim to Cuba, ceded Guam and Puerto Rico to the United States and transferred sovereignty over the Philippines to the United States for $20 million.

  3. www.britannica.com › summary › Causes-and-Effects-ofSpanish-American War | Causes & Effects | Britannica

    List covering some of the major causes and effects of the Spanish-American War. The war originated in the Cuban struggle for independence from Spain. By the time the war drew to a close, Spanish colonial rule in the New World had come to an end, and the United States controlled strategically significant lands.

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Spanish–American_WarSpanish–American War - Wikipedia

    The Spanish–American War brought an end to almost four centuries of Spanish presence in the Americas, Asia, and the Pacific. The defeat and loss of the Spanish Empire's last remnants was a profound shock to Spain's national psyche and provoked a thorough philosophical and artistic reevaluation of Spanish society known as the Generation of '98 ...

    • April 21 – August 13, 1898, (3 months, 3 weeks and 2 days)

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  6. www.khanacademy.org › a › the-spanish-american-warThe Spanish-American War (article) | Khan Academy

    When the USS Maine sank, the United States believed the tragedy was the result of Spanish sabotage and declared war on Spain. The Spanish-American War lasted only six weeks and resulted in a decisive victory for the United States.

  7. history.state.gov › 1866-1898 › spanish-american-warMilestones: 1866–1898 - Office of the Historian

    The Spanish-American War of 1898 ended Spain’s colonial empire in the Western Hemisphere and secured the position of the United States as a Pacific power. U.S. victory in the war produced a peace treaty that compelled the Spanish to relinquish claims on Cuba, and to cede sovereignty over Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines to the United ...

  8. www.encyclopedia.com › spanish-american-warSpanish-american War | Encyclopedia.com

    Jun 8, 2018 · As a result of the Spanish-American War, or in its immediate wake, the United States gained Guantanamo Bay, Puerto Rico, Guam, and Hawaii. The Spanish-American War, though a brief conflict, helped to revolutionize United States intelligence organizations and their operations.

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