The Spanish-American War was mainly fought for Cuban independence. The Americans fought with the Puerto Ricans, Cubans, and Filipinos against the Spanish. The American side won and then the US acquired three Spanish territories: the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico. The US also acquired Cuba although this was not a transfer from the Spanish.
Spain and France reached out further, claiming more area, than Britain and needed more resources from those colonies to support their massive effort to take still more colonies while managing the ones they had. Also, the Spanish were unusually brutal for the period and created more rebellion over that brutality.
The Spanish American War took place in 1898.
McKinley was US president during the Spanish American War.
The Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico and Cuba which was quickly given it independence.
The Philipines were a colony of Spain and, like Cuba, were in revolt against Spain. The US Navy in the Pacific was under orders to enter Manila Harbor upon learning of the outbreak of war between Spain and the US and to attack the Spanish fleet. When Spain declared war on the US, the US Navy destroyed the Spanish fleet at Manila and began to assist the Philippine rebels around Manila. As a result, the Philippines became involved in the Spanish-American War. After the U.S. defeated Spain, one of the US requirements was that Spain sell the Philippines to the US. Then the Philippines became involved in the Philippine-American War.
Spain, Mexico, some South American countries and to a limited extent France and Portugal It is a Spanish cultural activity and was taken to their colonies. They still take place in those countries although they were recently banned in Cataluña in Spain.
No it was limited to the Caribbean and the Pacific Ocean.
No, it did not touch Spain or the US, only the Spanish Territories in the Northern Hemisphere.
Queen Regent Christina. King Alfonso XIII of Spain was not yet old enough to take charge of Spain which he did in 1902 when he turned 16.
Because Spain had interests on both sides and the US sought out the Spanish Navy and Army where ever they were located with the exception of Spain itself.
Spain and France reached out further, claiming more area, than Britain and needed more resources from those colonies to support their massive effort to take still more colonies while managing the ones they had. Also, the Spanish were unusually brutal for the period and created more rebellion over that brutality.
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You can be a Spanish citizen at any age.
The inquisition took place in Spain.
My Bible, a spanish-English and English-Spanish dictionary, a camera, money, a friend.
The Spanish American War took place in 1898.
What lead to the American Revolution was that Britain did not take care of the colonies as the should have.