MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR
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4 months
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6 months
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1 year
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2 years
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Spanish–American War (April 21 – August 13, 1898) was a period of armed conflict between Spain and the United States.
Detailed explanation-2: -Spain-having suffered major military defeats in Cuba and the Philippines, and with both of its fleets destroyed-sued for peace with the United States in a war that lasted four months. Hostilities ended on this day in 1898, with the signing in Washington of a peace protocol between the United States and Spain.
Detailed explanation-3: -The war officially ended four months later, when the U.S. and Spanish governments signed the Treaty of Paris on December 10, 1898. Apart from guaranteeing the independence of Cuba, the treaty also forced Spain to cede Guam and Puerto Rico to the United States.
Detailed explanation-4: -The war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris on December 10, 1898.
Detailed explanation-5: -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.