AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR
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The United States began to support the rights of foreign rebel forces.
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By defeating an imperial power, the United States became an imperial power itself
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Latin American countries began to depend upon the United States for financial and political support
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1898, the Spanish American War marked a turning point in American history. What ironic change resulted from this war? The United States began to support the rights of foreign rebel forces.
Detailed explanation-2: -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 States. The United States also annexed the independent state of Hawaii during the conflict.
Detailed explanation-3: -Representatives of Spain and the United States signed a peace treaty in Paris on December 10, 1898, which established the independence of Cuba, ceded Puerto Rico and Guam to the United States, and allowed the victorious power to purchase the Philippines Islands from Spain for $20 million.
Detailed explanation-4: -The results of the war were entirely ironic. First, the United States won the war only because the Spanish fought horribly, not because the American forces were superior to those of their enemy. The Spanish garrison on Cuba consisted of some 200, 000 men, far outnumbering the American forces.
Detailed explanation-5: -U.S. forces defeat the Spanish at the Battle of San Juan Heights. 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.