Spanish–American War

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military conflict war

The Spanish–American War was an 1898 conflict between the United States and Spain that marked the emergence of the U.S. as a global power and led to American control over former Spanish colonies in the Caribbean and Pacific.

Aliases (5)

Cuban campaign ×1
Puerto Rican campaign ×1
Spanish–American War (diplomatic settlement) ×1
Spanish–American conflicts ×1
U.S. declaration of war on Spain (1898) ×1

Statements (62)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military conflict → war →
allyOfUnitedStates	Cuban rebels → Philippine revolutionaries →
belligerent	Spain → United States →
cause	American expansionism → U.S. intervention in the Cuban War of Independence → U.S. support for Cuban independence → explosion of USS Maine in Havana Harbor → yellow journalism in the United States →
combatant	Spanish Army → Spanish Navy → United States Army → United States Marine Corps → United States Navy →
commanderForSpain	Arsenio Linares y Pombo → Basilio Augustín → Pascual Cervera y Topete →
commanderForUnitedStates	George Dewey → William R. Shafter → William T. Sampson →
conflictBetween	Spain → United States →
endDate	1898-12-10 →
followedBy	Philippine–American War → U.S. colonial rule in the Philippines → U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay → U.S. occupation of Cuba → U.S. territorial administration of Puerto Rico →
hasPart	Cuban campaign → Philippine campaign → Puerto Rican campaign → naval operations in the Caribbean → naval operations in the Pacific →
location	Atlantic Ocean → Caribbean Sea → Cuba → Guam → Pacific Ocean → Philippines → Puerto Rico →
majorBattle	Battle of Manila Bay → Battle of San Juan Hill → Battle of Santiago de Cuba → Siege of Santiago →
partOf	history of Spain → history of United States imperialism →
precededBy	Cuban War of Independence →
result	Treaty of Paris (1898) → U.S. victory → dissolution of the Spanish Empire in the Americas and Pacific →
significance	ended Spain’s role as a colonial power in the Americas → expanded U.S. influence in the Caribbean and Pacific → marked the emergence of the United States as a global power →
significantEvent	sinking of USS Maine →
startDate	1898-04-21 →
territorialChange	United States acquired Guam → United States acquired Puerto Rico → United States acquired the Philippines → United States established a protectorate over Cuba →
year	1898 →

Referenced by (84)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Arsenio Linares y Pombo → Arthur MacArthur Jr. → Asiatic Squadron → Basilio Augustín → Battle of Manila Bay → Battle of San Juan Hill → Carl Hayden → Commander of the Asiatic Squadron → Cordell Hull → Fermín Jáudenes → Frank Knox → Frederick Funston → George Dewey → George Dewey → George Washington Goethals → John A. Lejeune → John J. Pershing → Pascual Cervera y Topete → Pascual Cervera y Topete → Siege of Santiago → Spanish Caribbean Squadron → Spanish peace commission of 1898 → Theodore Roosevelt → U.S. Army forces in Cuba during the Spanish–American War → William R. Shafter → William T. Sampson → William T. Sampson →	conflict
Commanding General of the United States Army → Cuban War of Independence ("U.S. declaration of war on Spain (1898)") → Cuban War of Independence → Spanish Army → Spanish Empire → Spanish West Indies → USS Maine Memorial → United States territorial expansion → United States–Cuba relations →	significantEvent
Battle of Manila Bay → Battle of Manila Bay → Caribbean theater of the Spanish–American War → Cuban War of Independence ("Spanish–American conflicts") →	partOf
Age of Imperialism → Spanish–American War ("Cuban campaign") → Spanish–American War ("Puerto Rican campaign") →	hasPart
Philippine Revolutionary Army → United States Cavalry →	activeInConflict
United States Revenue Cutter Service → United States Volunteers →	notableConflict
William R. Day ("Spanish–American War (diplomatic settlement)") → William T. Sampson →	participantIn
Cuban War of Independence → Declaration of Philippine Independence →	relatedConflict
Castillo San Felipe del Morro → Fort Pickens →	usedDuring
Castillo San Cristóbal → Mauser →	usedInConflict
Puerto Rico →	acquiredByUnitedStates
U.S. Military Government in Cuba →	appliesToEvent
Hero of Manila Bay →	associatedConflict
Admiral of the Navy →	associatedWar
Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand →	awardedDuring
Dewey Monument →	commemorates
Admiral of the Navy →	conflictContext
United States Ordnance Department →	conflictInvolved
John Jacob Astor IV →	conflictParticipatedIn
Revenue Marine Service →	conflictParticipation
Rafael Cerero →	conflictResolved
Stephen Crane →	coveredConflict
Spanish East Indies →	dissolvedFollowing
Treaty of Paris (1898) →	endedConflict
U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay →	establishedFollowing
USS Dewey →	honors
Eugenio Montero Ríos →	influencedByEvent
Spanish West Indies →	lostTerritoryIn
William D. Leahy →	militaryConflict
Hero of Manila Bay →	notableFor
Spanish Navy →	participatedIn
Manila Bay →	partOfConflict
Philippine–American War →	precededBy
United States Volunteers →	raisedDuring
Platt Amendment →	relatedToEvent
Carl Sandburg →	servedIn
USS Maine Memorial →	theme
Gatling gun →	usedIn
Asiatic Squadron →	war