The Spanish-American War Chapter 18 Section 2

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The Spanish-American War Chapter 18 Section 2

What were the causes and effects of the Spanish-American War? American economic interests, the growth of a national imperialist spirit, and an aggressive Yellow Press brought the United States to the brink of war in 1898. The United States acquired colonies and became a world power as a result of the Spanish-American War.

In 1897, Spain was in decline as an imperialist power. Its remaining possessions included Puerto Rico and Cuba in the Caribbean Sea and the Philippine Islands in the Pacific. Its remaining possessions included Puerto Rico and Cuba in the Caribbean Sea and the Philippine Islands in the Pacific.

On February 15, 1898, the Maine exploded, killing 266 Americans.

The Yellow Press demanded war. Headlines screamed, “Remember the Maine A naval board of inquiry blamed a mine for the explosion, but people at the time blamed Spain.

U.S. troops easily defeated the Spanish in Cuba. Guantánamo Bay was captured. Theodore Roosevelt’s Rough Riders, and two regiments of African American soldiers, stormed San Juan Hill. A Spanish fleet was destroyed at Santiago. Spanish troops surrendered in Cuba and on the island of Puerto Rico. U.S. troops easily defeated the Spanish in Cuba.

In the Treaty of Paris, Spain gave up control of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Guam.