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The Spanish-American War
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The Eagle Spreads Its Wings.
Even in its own time, the war
with Spain was seen as a turning
point in American history
On February 15, 1898 The
American battleship USS Maine
exploded in Havana harbor. Nine
weeks later--over newspaper
shouts of “Remember the Maine!
To Hell with Spain!”, the U.S.
declared war on Spain. In
decisive defeats of the
venerable Spanish Navy in
Manilla—and in daring Cuban
battles such as San Juan
Hill,--America came out of “The
Splendid Little War” owning or
controlling all Spain’s
posessions in the Pacific and
The Caribbean. The U.S. was no
longer an unproven power. Its
military was capable of spanning
the world.
The U.S.Pacific Fleet, under
Commodore Dewey defeated the
Spanish in a matter of hours at
Manilla Bay. Lt. Colonel Teddy
Roosevelt became a national
hero. And U.S. Marines
established a permanent American
Naval base in Guantanamo Cuba.
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