The Spanish-American War

Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:The Spanish-American WarISBN13:9781503341753ISBN10:1503341755Author:Seager, Walter H. T. (Editor), Steele, Matthew Forney (Author)Description:(This is a RePrint) - On April 25, 1898 The United States Declared War On Spain Following The Sinking Of The Battleship Maine In Havana Harbor On February 15, 1898 The War Ended With The Signing Of The Treaty Of Paris On December 10, 1898 As A Result Spain Lost Its Control Over The Remains Of Its Overseas Empire -- Cuba, Puerto Rico, The Philippines Islands, Guam, And Other Islands Background Beginning In 1492, Spain Was The First European Nation To Sail Westward Across The Atlantic Ocean, Explore, And Colonize The Amerindian Nations Of The Western Hemisphere At Its Greatest Extent, The Empire That Resulted From This Exploration Extended From Virginia On The Eastern Coast Of The United States South To Tierra Del Fuego At The Tip Of South America Excluding Brazil And Westward To California And Alaska Across The Pacific, It Included The Philippines And Other Island Groups By 1825 Much Of This Empire Had Fallen Into Other Hands And In That Year, Spain Acknowledged The Independence Of Its Possessions In The Present-Day United States (Then Under Mexican Control) And South To The Tip Of South America The Only Remnants That Remained In The Empire In The Western Hemisphere Were Cuba And Puerto Rico And Across The Pacific In Philippines Islands, And The Carolina, Marshall, And Mariana Islands (Including Guam) In Micronesia Cuba Following The Liberation From Spain Of Mainland Latin America, Cuba Was The First To Initiate Its Own Struggle For Independence During The Years From 1868-1878, Cubans Personified By Guerrilla Fighters Known As Mambises Fought For Autonomy From Spain That War Concluded With A Treaty That Was Never Enforced In The 1890'S Cubans Began To Agitate Once Again For Their Freedom From Spain The Moral Leader Of This Struggle Was Jos Mart , Known As El Ap Stol, Who Established The Cuban Revolutionary Party On January 5, 1892 In The United States Following The Grito De Baire, The Call To Arms On February 24, 1895, Mart Returned To Cuba And Participated In The First Weeks Of Armed Struggle When He Was Killed On May 19, 1895 Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date:2014-11-22Weight:0.19 lbsDimensions:0.11'' H x 9.02'' L x 5.98'' WNumber of Pages:54Language:English

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