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Beside the relatively short length for a war between "major" countries, the war is also notable for several reasons:
- It signifies the end of the Spanish Empire, and Spain's exit from being a major player on the international scene. Spain has never since been considered a significant international power.
- Conversely, it effectively announces that the United States was now a Great Power. Previously, the US had only been considered a Regional Power, with influence (and interests) pretty much restricted to the Western Hemisphere. After this War, the outlook (and policies) of the US took on a much more "internationalist" view, and the rest of the world began to consider the US as much more a big player in the international power game.
- It effectively started the period of open US Imperialism - that is, the US formally became an imperial power, competing with the likes of Britain, Germany, France, Italy, and others to amass a colonial empire.
- It also effectively aborted the Philippine independence movement. A short, dirty war followed immediately after the S-A War in the Philippines, with the US putting down an attempted Philippine independence push. Before the S-A War, the Philippines were on a relatively short path to breaking away from Spain (which was increasingly unable to keep them in line); the S-A War removed a weak overseer and put in a strong one, crushing hopes for an independent Philippines for 50 years.
- The War is also a cautionary tale about the influence of commercial interests (and their ability to push popular public opinion) in dictating national foreign policy.
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True or false the US gained territory in the Pacific as a result of the Spanish-American War?
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