The Spanish-American War is short, decisive, and…

1888 CE to 1899 CE

The Spanish-American War is short, decisive, and popular.

Such defenders of manifest destiny as Alfred T. Mahan, Theodore Roosevelt, and Henry Cabot Lodge seemed vindicated by an easy and relatively inexpensive war.

United States business interests see new commercial and investment opportunities as a result of the capture of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines.

United States strategic interests are also assured by the final expulsion of Spain from the New World in 1899 and the emergence of the United States as the dominant Caribbean power.

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Havana > La Habana Ciudad de la Habana Cuba View →

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Antonio Maceo Grajales View → Arsenio Martínez-Campos y Antón View → José Martí View → Theodore Roosevelt View →

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Cuba (Spanish Colony) View → United States of America (US, USA) (Washington DC) View → Spain, Bourbon Kingdom (first restoration) of View →

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Colonization of the Americas, Spanish View → Cuban War of Independence View → Spanish-American War View →

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