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On 25 April 1898, the United States Congress declared war upon Spain. The ensuing Spanish–American War resulted in a decisive victory for the United States, and arguably served as a transitional period for both nations. Spain saw its days of empire fade, as the United States saw the prospect of overseas empire emerge. [1]
The Spanish–American War [b] (April 21 – December 10, 1898) was fought between Spain and the United States in 1898. It began with the sinking of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor in Cuba , and resulted in the U.S. acquiring sovereignty over Puerto Rico , Guam , and the Philippines , and a protectorate of Cuba.
March 27 – Spanish general election, 1898; April 11 – U.S. president William McKinley asks the U.S. Congress to declare war on Spain; April 25 – beginning of Spanish–American War; July 1 – Spanish–American War: Battle of El Caney; July 3 – Spanish–American War: Battle of Santiago de Cuba; December 10 – Treaty of Paris (1898)
April 23 - Denouncing the blockade as an act of war under international law, Spain declares war on the United States. [76] April 25 - The U.S. Congress declares that a state of war between the U.S. and Spain has existed since April 21. [76] April 27 - The U.S. Asiatic Fleet leaves Mirs Bay, Hong Kong, China, and heads for Manila. [80]
The Teller Amendment was an amendment to a joint resolution of the United States Congress, enacted on April 20, 1898, in reply to President William McKinley's War Message.The amendment was introduced after the USS Maine exploded in February 1898, an event that heightened tensions occurring between the United States and Spain.
Spanish–American War: In 1898, Spain relinquished control of Cuba and ceded Puerto Rico to the US. The end of the Spanish–American War led to the start of the Banana Wars. Cuba: In December 1899, US President William McKinley declared Leonard Wood, a US Army general, [6]: 93–105 to have supreme power in Cuba. [7]
Philippine revolutionaries had declared independence from Spain on June 12, 1898, and resisted the imposition of American sovereignty. The 1899 Battle of Manila between American and Filipino forces on February 4-5, 1899 ignited the Philippine-American War , which concluded with an American victory in 1902.
American newspapers fanned the flames of interest in the war by fabricating atrocities which justified intervention in a number of Spanish colonies worldwide. Several forces within the United States were pushing for a war with Spain. Their tactics were wide-ranging and their goal was to engage the opinion of the American people in any way possible.