1 Jan 1898 Jahr - Spanish-American War

Beschreibung:

Caused by: America supporting Cuba and the Philippines in their fight against Spanish rule, and the mysterious explosion of the battleship U.S.S. Maine in Havana Harbor.


Dewey in the Philippines
• Teddy Rosevelt (Undersecretary of Navy)
• Spanish fleet destroyed
• Capture of Manila
– Aid of Filipino insurgents (Emilio Aguinaldo)
• Annexation of Hawaii


Spoils of War:
• Cuba
• Puerto Rico
• Guam
• Philippines

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