- Spanish-American War
- brief war between the United States and Spain in 1898 over Spanish rule in Cuba (resulted in Cuban independence and American annexation of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines)
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Spanish-American War
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Spanish-American War — the war between the U.S. and Spain in 1898. * * * (1898) Conflict between the U.S. and Spain that ended Spanish colonial rule in the New World. The war originated in Cuba s struggle for independence. The newspapers of William Randolph Hearst… … Universalium
Spanish-American War Campaigns — Spanish American War Introduction *Adm. Cervera s fleet had taken refuge (29 May 1898) in Santiago Bay, and the American Navy had asked the Army to reduce the defenses guarding the entrance. The War Department, eager to get the Army into action,… … Wikipedia
Spanish-American War — Spanish A|mer|i|can War, the a war in 1898 between the US and Spain, which the US started because it wanted Cuba to be independent from Spain and because the US battleship Maine was mysteriously destroyed by an explosion near Havana, Cuba. After… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Spanish-American War — noun a war between the United States and Spain in 1898 (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑Spanish War • Instance Hypernyms: ↑war, ↑warfare • Part Meronyms: ↑Manila Bay, ↑Santiago, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Spanish–American War — /ˌspænɪʃ əmɛrɪkən ˈwɔ/ (say .spanish uhmerikuhn waw) noun a war between the US and Spain in 1898 marking the beginning of US imperialism …
Spanish-American War — Span′ish Amer′ican War′ n. why the war between the U.S. and Spain in 1898 … From formal English to slang
Propaganda of the Spanish American War — The Spanish American War (April August 1898) was the first conflict in which military action was precipitated by media involvement. The war grew out of U.S. interest in a fight for revolution between the Spanish military and citizens of their… … Wikipedia
