Spanish-American War

Definition: Spanish-American War

Spanish-American War

Noun

1. A war between the US and Spain in 1898.

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Synonym: Spanish-American War

Crosswords: Spanish-American War

Staff and Veterans of the Spanish-American War Col. John Jacob Astor (1899)

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Books

• Redlegs: The U.S. Artillery from the Civil War to the Spanish-American War, 1861-1898 (G.I. Series, 11) (reference)

• Empire by Default: The Spanish-American War and the Dawn of the American Century (reference)

• The Sinking of the Uss Maine, February 15, 1898: The Incident That Triggered the Spanish-American War. (reference)

• Uncle Sam's Little Wars: The Spanish-American War, Philippine Insurrection, and Boxer Rebellion, 1898-1902 (G.I., the Illustrated History of the amer (reference)

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U.S. Army. Sternberg General Hospital, Manila, P.I. : Ward tent- Spanish-American War period. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

USS Relief (Hospital Ship) : Red Cross Nurses on board during Spanish-American War. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

At the New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York, circa April 1898. Note battery of four 5"/40 guns located on her sides, fore and aft of the superstructure. This was by far the heaviest battery fitted to any yacht converted for Spanish-American War service. Credit: NAVY.

Halftone photograph, published in the book War in Cuba, 1898, showing Suwanee underway off Siboney, Cuba, during the Spanish-American War. Ships in the background include USS St. Louis (left) and USS Vixen (right). Credit: NAVY.

American troops boarding transport steamer, Spanish-American war. Credit: Library of Congress.

Smoking a cigar, an angry President McKinley fights with Spain about the scarcity of Havana cigars due to the Spanish-American War. Credit: Library of Congress.

Temporary Spanish-American war room, second floor White House office. Credit: Library of Congress.

U.S.S. New Orleans at Brooklyn Navy Yard for Spanish-American War. Credit: Library of Congress.

E.C. Heasley, Jules A. Rodier and Maj. Montgomery in the telegraph room in the White House, set up to receive news of the Spanish-American War. Credit: Library of Congress.

Marietta, Ohio. Old lawyer, veteran of Spanish-American war, entering courthouse to register for civilian defense. Credit: Library of Congress.

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Economic History

Philippines

The most important of these began in 1896 under the leadership of Emilio Aguinaldo and continued until the Americans defeated the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay on May 1, 1898, during the Spanish-American War. (references)

Palau

Following its defeat in the Spanish-American War, Spain sold Palau and most of the rest of the Caroline Islands to Germany in 1899. Control passed to Japan in 1914 and then to the United States under UN auspices in 1947 as part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. (references)

Spain

The 19th century saw the revolt and independence of most of Spain's colonies in the Western Hemisphere: three wars over the succession issue; the brief ousting of the monarchy and establishment of the First Republic (1873-74); and, finally, the Spanish-American War (1898), in which Spain lost Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines to the United States. (references)

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Japanese Kanji 

米西戦争 . (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

べいせいせ�"そう. (various references)

Pig Latin

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