The Spanish-American War, although short, changed America’s role in the world significantly. The Spanish-American War was another situation in U.S history where the United States had stepped in to aid other countries in need. The Spanish-American war was not just about the Cubans, it was about expanding America’s resources, trade, and keeping up with other countries by taking territories. After the Spanish-American War the United States was recognized as an imperial power.
The Spanish-American War was a four month war that began over Cuba’s hope for independence; America didn’t anticipate gaining much from entering into the conflict. “At war's end, America emerged victorious with newly acknowledged respect as a world power.” (u-s-history.com) The Treaty of Paris was signed by all countries involved in the Spanish-American War on December10, 1898. The treaty proclaimed that the United States, “renounced all claim to Cuba, ceded Guam and Puerto Rico to the United States, and transferred sovereignty over the Philippines to the United States for $20,000,000.” (history.com) The Treaty of Paris was heavily favored toward the United States, while the only thing Spain received was the $20,000,000 purchase of the Philippine Islands.
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The Filipino people demanded their independence from the United States. America, trying to keep control of their war winnings, went to battle with the Filipino people. The Philippines lost and America remained in control of them until After World War II. The transferring of the Philippines to the United States was opposed by most U.S citizens because the consent of the Filipino people wasn’t given before the deal was made. While all U.S citizens agreed that the ceding of Guam and Puerto Rico was a win because it had economic value for the United
1. The Spanish American War which took place in 1898 - The Spanish American War portrayed America's rise and decline of the European powers. The war also led to America gaining territories and colonies in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean (the Philippines, Cuba, Puerto Rico, The Marianas and a host of other territories). The possession of the Philippines in particular led to permanent American involvement in Asian affairs.
This finally triggered McKinley to go to war, and it was justified because the Cuban and Filipino people needed protection against the strong Spanish empire. Ultimately, the Spanish were wiped out by the U.S. and the Philippines demanded independence. However, McKinley needed to please the imperialism-loving voters that elected him to office. Therefore, the United States retained the Philippines so the country would not fall into the hands of economic rivals like France or
Spain had freed Cuba and turned over the islands of Guam in the Pacific and Puerto Rico to the United States. Spain had also sold the Philippines to the United States for twenty million.
On April 25, 1898 the Spanish-American war began. The United States and Cuba eventually ended up benefiting from the Spanish-American war even though both had to overcome many losses. The United States had a great interest in Cuba. Having gained their independence 100 years ago from Great Britain, the U.S. knew exactly what Cuba was going through.
After the war, America gained control of Puerto Rico, the Philippine Islands, and Guam, and Cuba became an independent
The Treaty of Paris, ended many wars between Spain, and America.
The Spanish American war involved both the Spanish and the Americans. It started by America wanting to buy Cuba from Spain. The Spanish responded harshly to this claim. While American interest in Cuba grew, Cubans tried and tried again to become independent from Spain. Some Americans were happy about the sudden rebuttal and others wanted the United States to support Spain in order to keep their investments.
Some Americans believed that the US should acquire the Philippines in order to save them from other countries, to help govern them, and of course, in order to expand and grow our country. Whereas others believed that America should leave the Philippines alone because they should be allowed to have independence, the same way America gained
The Spanish American War ends in 1898, resulting in a treaty in which the United States acquires Spanish colonies, including the Philippines. This treaty leads to a great debate amongst the U.S. citizens as to what should be done with these countries obtained. While political leaders, such as William McKinley
As the war came to an end, an agreement was made in 1898. The Spanish-American War, a time of war and conflict, eventually ended with the United States and Spain’s formal agreement to the terms of the Treaty of Paris. Captain Charles Dwight Sigsbee, a veteran of the Union Navy, commanded the Maine. At 9:40 p.m. on the night of February 15, 1898 the United States battleship Maine, riding quietly at anchor in Havana harbour, was blown up, apparently by a mine, in an explosion
As for the Philippines, the US ended up paying Spain $20 million for the land as a result of the Spanish American war. America tried to impose our way of doing things and when tried they were met with resistance. The US ended up leaving the Philippines after the Filipino insurrection. During which time the American soldiers were sent to the Philippines, there were almost 4,000 deaths that occurred during this conflict. However, the lack of support the Philippines had during the insurrection hampered the forces behind
In 1898 the Spanish-American war broke out. This was a war between Spain and Cuba, Cuba wanted independence from Spain and that was the cause of the war. The US wanted to help Cuba gain independence and the US would send troops to Cuba and after the war, the US was able to get some land from Cuba after the war ended. From 1904 to 1914, Teddy Roosevelt proposed a project that would make transport in America easier. He proposed that a Canal between Panama should be built.
The United States went along, agreeing for war against Spain the following day. On May 1st of the year 1898, during the first battle of the Spanish American war, the U.S ruined the group of ships in the Manila Bay. Four hundred sailors were killed and many americans were injured. On July 1st of 1898, the United States forced an attack on Spain in the Southern Coast of Cuba. The U.S. and Spain both came to an agreement to stop fighting on July 17th of 1898.
Americans learned more about what happened during the Spanish American War through articles that exposed the violent tensions in Cuba. The Americans then felt the need that we should help Cuba against Spain. The Americans in power wanted to remain neutral, while the public wanted to go to war. The U.S. Maine was a battleship that was sent to Cuba to spy on them and understand the situation in person. While the ship was there, it mysteriously blew up, the blame was put on Spain for the explosion.
The Spanish-American war also undermined America's ideals of not imposing their own belief systems on other countries. Lastly, a