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More than 250 sailors died in the vessels sinking, and within days spain was blamed for the attack as many american journalists and politicians cried for war. In 1898, however, american newspapers claimed the spanish had blown up the ship. The spanishamerican war, 1898 office of the historian. Bolstered by widespread sympathy for those who were seeking cuban independence from spains colonial rule, the emotioncharged maine tragedy forced the already strained spanishamerican relations to the breaking point. The spanish american war, 1898 is one in a series great campaigns published by combined books in pennsylvania and is presented in hardback with eight chapters, 352 pages, extensive appendixes, maps, biographies, sidebars and illustrations. The book offers a clear and concise account of the spanish american war fought in 1898. The fourth presentation at the teaching military history institute entitled why does america go to war. The spanishamerican war was a conflict in 1898 between spain and the united states, the result of american intervention in the cuban war of independence. On january 23, 1899, aguinaldo established the first philippine republic in malolos.

Spanishamerican war 1898 the best book axis history forum. The united states army in the spanishamerican war by graham a. In rapid campaigns, american forces seized the philippines and guam. Spanish american war a splendid little war presidio. On may 1, 1898, at manila bay in the philippines, the u. Now the equals of the european powers, they showed similar tendencies toward benevolent paternalism that the european powers had shown the native peoples of lands taken control of in the 19 th century. Documenting united states naval activities during the. It involved major campaigns in both cuba and the philippine islands. The war of 1898, better known as the spanishamerican war, was caused by a variety of factors. Early movies about the spanish american war the spanish american, called guerra hispanoestadounidense in spanish was was fought between spain and america from april 25 to august 10, 1898. A provocative reinterpretation that will undoubtedly influence subsequent writing about the war.

The spanish colonies of cuba, puerto rico, guam, and the philippines, as well as the formerly independent nation of hawaii, became american posse. New mexicos part in the civil war, when the territory was very young and its citizens and its interests less thoroughly american than now, is only dimmed by the lustre shed on her military annals by the performance of her sons in the war with spain. The spanish american war for apush simple, easy, direct. Signed on december 10, 1898, the treaty of paris officially ended the spanish american war. The spanishamerican war was a tremendous turning point in american history.

At the heart of this vivid, anecdotal history is a masterly account of the spanish american war, the. Get the best deals on spanishamerican war collectibles 1898 1902. American attacks on spains pacific possessions led to involvement in the philippine revolution. Expansion overseas independence movements in spanish colonies led to the spanishamerican war in 1898. Hostilities began in the aftermath of the internal explosion of uss maine in havana harbor in cuba, leading to u. Spanishamerican war 1898, conflict between the united states and spain that ended spanish colonial rule in the americas and resulted in u. Apush unit 7 chapter 20 set 1 of 2 flashcards quizlet. Peuser for many people, the conflict known as the spanishamerican war is a little understood episode in u. Though president william mckinley had wished to avoid war, american forces moved swiftly once it began. Record of indiana volunteers in the spanishamerican war, 18981899 indianapolis. Study 66 terms apush chapter 20 flashcards quizlet. One hundred years ago, in 1898, the united states was fighting the spanishamerican war. The spanishamerican war of 1898 ended spains colonial empire in the western hemisphere and secured the position of the united states as a pacific power. Digmaang espanyolamerikano was an armed conflict between spain and the united states in 1898.

Resting at anchor in the large harbor of havana, cuba, the battleship uss maine erupted in flames, with no warning, as an explosion nearly tore the ship in two. To this day, no one really knows why the ship exploded. The reasons for war were many, but there were two immediate ones. Spanishamerican war the spanishamerican war was a fourmonth conflict between spain and the united states, provoked by word of spanish colonial brutality in cuba. Make offer 1930s spanish american war veterans campaign hat 1934 dated. This history institute was sponsored by fpris madeleine and. On the night of 15 february 1898 the battleship uss maine was shattered by an explosion which sent the ship and twothirds of her crew to the bottom of havana harbor. They can be boiled down, however, to two main factors and a catalyst. The author reveals the reasons and circumstances leading up to this conflict after giving an account of commodore george deweys attack on the spanish squadron under the command of rear admiral patricio montojo y pasaron at manila bay on the 1st may 1898. Spanish american war 18981901 spanish american war 18981901 timeline of spanish american war. The victory over spain made the united states a colonial power. The war of 1898 the university of north carolina press.

Power, domestic politics, and the spanishamerican war. The birth of the american century, david traxel tells the story of a watershed year, a year of foreign conflict, extravagant adventure, and breakneck social change that forged a new americaa sudden empire with many farflung possessions, a dynamic new player upon the global stage. On december 10, the treaty of paris officially ended the spanishamerican war. April 20, 1898 the teller amendment is passed which placed a condition on the united states militarys presence in cuba whereby the u. The author reveals the reasons and circumstances leading up to. On february 15, 1898, the ship blew up in the harbor of havana. Spanishamerican war of 1898 the first imperialist war for the division among the imperialists of colonial possessions. That was the situation on guam until june of 1898, during the outbreak of the spanish and american war. The onceproud spanish empire was virtually dissolved as the united states took over much of. I would further recommend the phillipine war 18991902 by brian mcallister linn although linn attempts to minimize american atrocities, which i also have, and the u. Army and counterinsurgency in the phillipine war 18991902 by the same author, an army for empire.

Spanishamerican war, 1898, brief conflict between spain and the united states arising out of spanish policies in cuba. With this treaty, spanish rule in the philippines formally ended. Spanishamerican war collectibles 18981902 for sale ebay. Fought between april and august 1898, the spanishamerican war was the result of american concern over spanish treatment of cuba, political pressures, and anger over the sinking of uss maine. Senate ratified the treaty, fighting broke out between american forces and filipino nationalists led by emilio aguinaldo who sought. In setting up as its objective the capture of cuba, the philippines, and puerto rico, which were under spanish colonial rule, the us government considered these possessions not only as valuable sources of raw materials and commodity. Cuban nationalists revolt against spanish rule 1896. Burford, 1900, by indiana adjutant generals office page imags at hathitrust items. In his acknowledgements otoole states that for decades the war was no more than a colorful episode of the ragtime era and a matter of little historical consequence. One of the causes of the spanish american war 1898 this was when newspaper publishers like hearst and pulitzer sensationalized news events like the sinking of the maine to anger american public towards spain. After its defeat in the spanishamerican war of 1898, spain ceded its longstanding colony of the philippines to the united states in the treaty of paris. Documenting united states naval activities during the spanishamerican war. An american epic 1898 brings the war, at least from the american point of view, to life in vivid detail.