answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

As the name implies, it was the Spanish against the Americans. Spain controlled many countries, including Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippines. After the war, the US took control and in most cases gave them their independence, while maintaining high influence in their affairs.

User Avatar

Wiki User

16y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar
More answers
User Avatar

Wiki User

12y ago

At sea it was conventional, on land there were"set piece" battles in the early stages but gained a direction toward guerrilla warfare as time went on.

This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: Who is fighting in the Spanish American War?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

Where was most of the fighting in the Spanish American War?

In Cuba


What was the US fighting for in the Spanish American War?

Cuban Independence.


This war had the US and Cuba fighting against the Country of Spain?

The Spanish American War.


What were the two countries fighting in the Spanish American War?

Spain and the US.


What was Wheeler's nickname during the Spanish American War?

Fighting Joe.


Why was the war called the Spanish-American war?

The Spanish-American War was named for the two combatants, Spain and America (the US), although the fighting was not in either country's homeland.


Fighting during the Spanish American War took place where?

The Pacific Ocean and in the Caribbean.


Where did the fighting occur in the Philippine Islands during the Spanish American War?

The Manila Bay


What was not associated with the Spanish American War?

Mainland Spain. Mainland US. The fighting was limited to the Caribbean and the Pacific.


During the Spanish American War fighting in the Manila Bay who was America's hero?

Admiral George Dewey.


What was the Spanish American war associated with?

Mainland Spain. Mainland US. The fighting was limited to the Caribbean and the Pacific.


What was after the civil war?

Frontier fighting (Battle of the Little Big Horn) in 1876. Spanish-American War of 1898. Then into the 20th century.