USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -On April 25, 1898 the United States declared war on Spain following the sinking of the Battleship Maine in Havana harbor on February 15, 1898. The war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris on December 10, 1898.

Detailed explanation-2: -The main theatres of combat in the Spanish-American War were the Philippines and Cuba. Fighting centred on Manila, where U.S. Commodore George Dewey destroyed the Spanish Pacific fleet at the Battle of Manila Bay (May 1, 1898), and on Santiago de Cuba, which fell to U.S. forces after hard fighting in July.

Detailed explanation-3: -The reasons for war were many, but there were two immediate ones: America’s support the ongoing struggle by Cubans and Filipinos against Spanish rule, and the mysterious explosion of the battleship U.S.S. Maine in Havana Harbor.

Detailed explanation-4: -U.S. forces destroy the Spanish Fleet off Santiago Bay, Cuba. The Spanish surrender at Santiago. The U.S. and Spain sign the Protocol of Peace, ending hostilities between the two countries. The Treaty of Paris is signed by representatives from the U.S. and Spain, ending the Spanish-American War.