Spanish-American War

Spanish-American War. How did the War begin? Hostilities began after the unexplained sinking of the USS Maine in Havana (Cuba) harbor, the US resolution that declared Cuba's right to independence, and the US demand that Spain's armed forces be withdrawn from the island. Spain declared war on the United States on April 24, 1898., Fighting took place on two fronts (Cuba and the Philippines). In July, the "Rough Riders" and Buffalo Soldiers" (African-Americans), led by future president Theodore Roosevelt, stormed San Juan Hill. Our Navy destroyed the Spanish fleet trying to escape our blockade of Santiago Harbor, Cuba. In the Philippines, on May 1, our Navy engaged and destroyed a Spanish ship in Manila Bay and took control of the harbor until August 13, when the US Army went ashore and took possession of Manila., What was the Outcome? Spain surrendered all authority over Cuba and ceded Puerto Rico, Guam, and 7,000 islands in the Philippines to the US. This was the end of the Spanish Empire in the "New World.", When did it End? On August 12, Armistice negotiations in Washington, D.C., ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris in December 1898. Over 2,900 Americans were killed., The War had ended by fighting did no: In spite of the treaty, fighting broke out between the guerrilla insurgents in Manila and the US forces that lasted for three more years and resulted in the death of over 22,000 Filipinos and 4,300 Americans.