Spanish American War

Spanish American War posts cover a short conflict in 1898 that ended Spanish rule over Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines. Articles look at the explosion of the USS Maine in Havana harbour, the role of yellow journalism in pushing the United States toward war, the naval Battle of Manila Bay under Dewey, the campaign in Cuba including the charge up San Juan Hill, the destruction of the Spanish fleet at Santiago and the Treaty of Paris that transferred the colonies. There are also notes on the long aftermath in the Philippines and the rise of Spain’s so-called Generation of 98.