The Spanish-American War started in 1898. It was because the US believed that the Spanish blow up the USS Maine in Havana Harbor in Cuba. After Congress declared war in April of 1898 the rallying cry was "Remember the Maine!, To hell with Spain!". The US would win the war and gain control of the Philippine Islands, Puerto Rico would become a US protectorate, and Cuba would become the puppets of the US for economic reasons.
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That is interesting, but I think you should have written all that in spanish. lol :p
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