USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM(1890 1919)

THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR

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How did the Spanish American War affect the position of the United States in world politics and stature?

(A) ** It signaled the rise of the United States as a world power.

(B) It left no doubt that the United States was the lone global super power.

(C) The loss of the war caused the United States to be viewed only as a regional power.

(D) The United States gained no additional prestige for its victory against the Spanish.

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Concept note-1: -The Spanish-American War was a conflict between the United States and Spain that effectively ended Spain’s role as a colonial power in the New World. The United States emerged from the war as a world power with significant territorial claims stretching from the Caribbean to Southeast Asia.