Friday, January 01, 1999
MILLENNIUM MOMENT
United States battles Spain
Gannett News Service
The Spanish-American War of 1898 marked the emergence of the United States as a naval power and curtailed European influence in the Western Hemisphere.
At issue were human rights abuses in Cuba and other Spanish colonies, and the safety of U.S. investments there. Newspapers stoked pro-war sentiment with sometimes-exaggerated reports of Spanish atrocities.
War fever was high when the U.S. battleship Maine blew up in a Havana port Feb. 15, 1898, leading to a U.S. declaration of war. In lopsided battles, Spanish naval forces were destroyed at Cuba and at Manila Bay, the Philippines.
In the peace treaty, Spain relinquished control of Cuba and ceded the Philippines, Puerto Rico and Guam to the United States. The United States became a colonial power and would face revolts and charges of oppression. The cause of the Maine explosion was not determined.
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