WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Spanish-American War of 1898 ended Spain’s colonial empire in the Western Hemisphere and secured the position of the United States as a Pacific power.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-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: -But expansionists in the U.S. government had other plans. After the signing of the Treaty of Paris, on December 10, 1898, which ended the war against Spain, the United States opted to give Cuba its independence but keep the Philippines, to the dismay of the Philippine nationalists.

Detailed explanation-5: -America’s “splendid little war” with Spain may have been “little” in one respect-as a military conflict-but its historical consequences have been anything but small.

Detailed explanation-6: -On April 25, 1898, Congress approved a resolution declaring war with Spain.