HISTORY
THE AGE OF IMPERIALISM
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England
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France
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Spain
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Russia
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Detailed explanation-1: -Spanish-American War, (1898), conflict between the United States and Spain that ended Spanish colonial rule in the Americas and resulted in U.S. acquisition of territories in the western Pacific and Latin America.
Detailed explanation-2: -Timeline. The U.S. Congress declares war on Spain. First major battle between Spanish and U.S. Forces: U.S. Commodore Dewey and his Asiatic squadron defeat the Spanish fleet at Manila Bay in the Philippines.
Detailed explanation-3: -As a result of the war, the United States acquired Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines as territories.
Detailed explanation-4: -Between 1895 and 1898 Cuba and the Philippine Islands revolted against Spain. The Cubans gained independence, but the Filipinos did not. In both instances the intervention of the United States was the culminating event.
Detailed explanation-5: -During the War of 1898, Sagasta was the Prime Minister of Spain and had the misfortune of serving at the moment when Spain had to relinquish its remaining colonies in the New World.