Spanish-American War (1898) (apr 1, 1898 – aug 1, 1898)
Description:
-Aftermath of USS Maine explosion in Havana
-Lead to US intervention in Cuban War of Independence
-Happened in Cuba and Puerto Rico (Caribbean Sea) and Philippines and Guam (Asia-Pacific)
-US won
-Promised Cuba independence
-Gained Guam, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines
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