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The Spanish-American War officially began in April 1898, following years of escalating tension over Spain's colonial rule in Cuba. While the United States had long supported Cuban independence movements, the tipping point was the mysterious explosion of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor. Although Spain sought to avoid conflict and even declared a diplomatic cessation of hostilities, the U.S. Congress passed resolutions demanding Spanish withdrawal from the island and authorizing military force. In response to these perceived threats to its sovereignty and the American naval blockade, Spain formally declared war on April 24, 1898.

The conflict was remarkably brief but had profound global consequences. Most of the major battles took place in Spanish naval territories, specifically the Philippines and Cuba, where the aging Spanish fleet proved no match for the modernized American Navy. By August, the "Splendid Little War" ended with a decisive American victory. Under the resulting Treaty of Paris, Spain was forced to relinquish its claims on Cuba and cede Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines to the United States. This marked the definitive end of the Spanish Empire in the Americas and the Pacific, while simultaneously signaling the emergence of the United States as a dominant world power.

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