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The Spanish–American War catapulted Theodore Roosevelt to the presidency, [17] marked the beginning of the modern United States Army, [18] and led to the first establishment of American colonies overseas.
The Spanish–American War was the first U.S. war in which the motion picture camera played a role. [221] The Library of Congress archives contain many films and film clips from the war. [222] As good footage of fighting was difficult to capture, filmed reenactments using model ships and cigar smoke were shown on vaudeville screens. [223] [224]
At the first years of war, during Spanish constitutional period, the main military effort of Spain was aimed at preserving the island of Cuba and the viceroyalty of Mexico in North America. But in 1814, with the restoration of Ferdinand VII, the strategic line of the war changed drastically, directing the major Spanish military effort towards ...
Decisive American victory, destruction of Spanish Navy′s Pacific squadron. [7] Battle of Manila: August 13, 1898 American-Filipino victory, capture of Manila. [25] This led to the end of the war in the Philippines and the end of the Spanish–American War. [26]
Founding of the First Philippine Republic and beginning of the Philippine–American War; The war contributed to the popular image of Theodore Roosevelt as a war hero and advanced his career, in 1901 became the 26th president of the United States; Spain sells to Germany its last colonies in the Pacific in 1899; Philippine–American War (1899 ...
The battle took place in Manila Bay in the Philippines, and was the first major engagement of the Spanish–American War. The battle was one of the most decisive naval battles in history and marked the end of the Spanish colonial period in Philippine history. [7]
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 war was ended by the Treaty of Paris signed on December 10 that same year.
After the death of the king Ferdinand VII, in 1833, only Cuba and Puerto Rico remained under Spanish rule, until the Spanish–American War in 1898. These conflicts can be characterized both as civil wars and wars of national liberation , since the majority of the combatants were Spanish Americans on both sides, and the goal of the conflict for ...