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The Spanish-American War
The war between the United States and Spain was caused by
unsettling tension between the two countries; Spain, at that time, one of
the world's great powers, maintained colonies including Cuba, which lay
only ninety miles from U.S. soil. Lasting from April until August, 1898,
the war was fought to liberate Cuba from Spanish rule. During the course of
the war the United States acquired Guam, Puerto Rico and the Philippines,
and emerged as a world power.
In 1823, James Monroe issued a bold proposal called the Monroe
Doctrine, that stated one of the goals of the U.S. gover ....
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