stages+of+the+Spanish-+American+War

=Causes / Stages / Effects / Main Page=

One of the immediate causes of the Spanish American war involves the American tariff that restricted the [|sugar imports] to the United States. This caused a downfall of the Cuban Economy, which greatly depended on the sugar sales. When [|General Weyler] was sent to Cuba to stabilize the situation, he put many people in [|concentration camps]. This worried the businessmen in America, who had important business investments with Cuba. In 1898, the concerned Americans sent a ship to Cuba called the [|USS Maine] to confront the continuing situation. On its way to Cuba, the Maine mysteriously exploded with no sign of how or why. America immediately blamed the Spanish for the explosion. Both the Americans and Spanish declared war. As America began becoming and imperial power its growing efforts promoted the U.S’s decision to go to war with the Spanish. The gradually more forceful behavior of the United States had been referenced with “[|Manifest Destiny], a belief that territorial expansion by the United States was both inevitable and divinely ordained; this belief enjoyed widespread support among U.S. citizens and politicians in the [|19th century].” After the victory over the Spanish, America became a nation of global interests. America successfully aquired Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines from Spain.

=The Battles involved in War=

Battle of Manila Bay At the Battle of Manila Bay, the six-ship fleet of Commodore George Dewey defeated Spain's army, because of the lack of preparation. Guam Guam, one of the Mariana Islands in the western Pacific, surrendered to Captain Henry Glass on the U.S.S. Charleston. The Spanish commander on the island obviously had not heard of the outbreak of the war, for on the previous day when Captain Glass fired on the island with a message was sent to the Charleston with an apology for not having returned the salute -- there was no ammunition on the island. Battle of Las Guasimas Battle of El Caney El Caney and San Juan Heights ,and Spanish outposts to Santiago de Cuba tried to resist against the United States, however there mission failed. The U.S won this battle. Isla Grande Isla Grande, in Subic Bay near Manila, was occupied by forces under Adm.
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