The USA became a world power for the first time, and acquired from Spain Puerto Rico, Cuba, Guam and the Philippines. Later in 1898, the USA annexed Hawaii.
The Philippine American War.
Spanish-American War
President William McKinley and the US Congress.
The quest for Cuban Independence and the sinking of the USS Maine.
The quest for Cuban Independence.
The quest for Cuban Independence.
The US victory in the Spanish American War resulted in the US gaining possession and/or control of many new territories. These and other territorial gains resulted in the creation of a new far flung empire.
The Spanish Civil War lasted from July 17, 1936 to April 1, 1939. It resulted in the victory of the fascist Nationalists under Francisco Franco.
England was at war with Spain which resulted in Spain's attempt to invade England, The Spanish Armada, in 1588 when Shakespeare was 24.
The Spanish-American War resulted from an attempt to enforce the principles expressed by the Monroe Doctrine. The United States sought to prevent European colonization and interference in the Western Hemisphere and saw Spanish control over territories like Cuba as a violation of this doctrine.
The Spanish-American war, in 1898, was a significant event in the US expansion in the Pacific. The war resulted in the Philippines, becoming a US possession.
The U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, John Hay, called the Spanish-American War a "splendid little war". The Spanish-American War, of course, resulted in mass casualties on both sides of the conflict.