Spanish+and+American+War


 * The US declared war on Spain on April 25, 1898
 * The war ended with the treaty of Paris signing on December 10, 1898
 * After the war was over America took control over most spanish colonies and worked with Cuba towards their independence (completed in 1902).
 * After the was was over America inherited Puerto Rico and Guam and it allowed the US to purchase Phillippines' islands for $20 million.
 * War broke out because of Spain's lack of guaranteeing peace and Stability in Cuba
 * The war begun in June when the Marines captured Guantánamo Bay and troops landed in cuba.
 * On July 1, 1898 US attacked San Juan heights
 * Before the war took place the Sinking of the USS Maine took place, and explosion that killed 266 men. The explosion could have been an accident, or caused by a spanish or cuban mine
 * The battle of Manila Bay took place in May 1898 *Important Event* lead by Commander of the Pacific Fleet, George Dewey. The spanish force lost 381 men while Dewey only had 8 wounded in the end.
 * A total of 270,000 American men fought, 5,462 died but only 379 of them died at war, and a total of 1,704 of them were injured.
 * 90% of the American men who died died because of yellow fever, typhoid fever and other diseases
 * This war was the the first war that the United States fought over seas

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