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The last queen of the Hawaiian Islands

to gain Cuban independence

the sinking of the U.S. battleship Maine in Havana harbor

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a one-sided battle in the Philippines on May 1, 1898. The U.S. Navy's Asiatic Squadron, led by Commodore George Deweyand armed with modern warships, easily destroyed the weak and meager Spanish squadron, and blockaded Manila. This decisive triumph made Dewey a popular figure, and more importantly, paved the way to the American annexation of the Philippines, thus helping to secure victory in the Spanish-American War (1898)."

The Rough Riders were a cavalry unit conceived by Theodore Roosevelt and formed upon the start of the Spanish-American War in 1898. The unit consisted of people like Roosevelt: a bizarre mix of Ivy-leaguers and western cowboys.

began on February 4, 1899 (a month and a half after the Spanish American War ended). It was a conflict local to the Philippines, being fought between the U.S. and the Filipinos in the archipelago. The war lasted officially until 1902.

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It was called a Splendid Little War because when the USS Maine was destroyed the US went to war with Spain. The war only lasted 100 days and only 460 soldiers were killed.. they gained Guam, Puerto Rico, the Phillipines, and Cuba. It was a short war and the US gained a lot of territory and then they became a World Power.

The Spanish-American war was won easily and was inexpensive