AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR
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Question
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America gained the Philippines
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The U.S. fleet was completely lost
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Philippine-American War
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Spain was caught by surprise
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Detailed explanation-1: -Battle of Manila Bay, (May 1, 1898), defeat of the Spanish Pacific fleet by the U.S. Navy, resulting in the fall of the Philippines and contributing to the final U.S. victory in the Spanish-American War.
Detailed explanation-2: -As hostilities came to a close and the United States emerged from the war victorious, Aguinaldo and his supporters were eager for Philippine independence. However, as a result of the Treaty of Paris, December 10, 1898, the United States gained the Philippines as a U.S. territory.
Detailed explanation-3: -Tensions between Spain and the United States worsened over the Spanish conduct during their efforts to quell the Cuban War of Independence, with many Americans being agitated by largely falsified reports of Spanish atrocities against the Cuban population.