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	[[Guam]] ([[Pacific Ocean]]) and the [[Philippines]] ([[Southeast Asia]])\|caption=The Battle of Manila Bay}}The '''Spanish–Statesian War''' was a inter-[[Imperialism\|imperialist]] war between the [[United States of America\|United States]] and [[Kingdom of Spain (1874–1931)\|Spain]] lasting from April to August 1898. Taking advantage of the independence struggles of [[Republic of Cuba\|Cuba]] and the [[Republic of the Philippines\|Philippines]], the U.S. declared war on Spain with the goal of conquering Spanish [[Colonialism\|colonies]] in the [[Caribbean]] and [[Pacific Ocean\|Pacific]]. Formally the beginning of the war was blamed on the sinking of the ''Maine'' as Spanish sabotage even though it was either an accident or a false flag.<ref name=":0" />		[[Guam]] ([[Pacific Ocean]]) and the [[Philippines]] ([[Southeast Asia]])\|caption=The Battle of Manila Bay}}The '''Spanish–Statesian War''' was a inter-[[Imperialism\|imperialist]] war between the [[United States of America\|United States]] and [[Kingdom of Spain (1874–1931)\|Spain]] lasting from April to August 1898. Taking advantage of the independence struggles of [[Republic of Cuba\|Cuba]] and the [[Republic of the Philippines\|Philippines]], the U.S. declared war on Spain with the goal of conquering Spanish [[Colonialism\|colonies]] in the [[Caribbean]] and [[Pacific Ocean\|Pacific]]. Formally the beginning of the war was blamed on the sinking of the ''Maine'' as Spanish sabotage even though it was either an accident or a false flag.<ref name=":0" />

	The war ended with the Spanish transferring [[Commonwealth of Puerto Rico\|Puerto Rico]], [[Guam]] and the Philippines to the U.S. with Cuba declared nominally independent under U.S. military occupation. The Statesian betrayal of the Cuban and Philippine rebels would lead to Cuba becoming a [[Neocolonialism\|neocolony]] of the U.S. until 1959 whilst the Philippine people would be slaughtered by the U.S. in the [[Philippine–Statesian War]]. The Spanish Statesian War was a major landmark is U.S. imperial history and was considered by [[Vladimir Lenin]] to be one of the conflicts which heralded the start of the imperialist age.<ref>{{Citation\|author=E. L. Nitoburg, G. B. Karamazin\|year=1979\|title=The Great Soviet Encyclopedia\|title-url=https://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Spanish-American+War+of+1898\|chapter=Spanish-American War of 1898}}</ref><ref>{{Citation\|author=[[Vladimir Lenin]]\|year=1916\|title=Imperialism and the Split in Socialism\|title-url=https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1916/oct/x01.htm\|publisher=Progress Publishers\|series=Lenin Collected Works\|volume=23}}</ref>		The war ended with the Spanish transferring [[Commonwealth of Puerto Rico\|Puerto Rico]], [[Guam]] and the Philippines to the U.S. with Cuba declared nominally independent under U.S. military occupation. The Statesian betrayal of the Cuban and Philippine rebels would lead to Cuba becoming a [[Neocolonialism\|neocolony]] of the U.S. until 1959 whilst the Philippine people would be slaughtered by the U.S. in the [[Philippine–Statesian War]]. The Spanish Statesian War was a major landmark in U.S. imperial history and was considered by [[Vladimir Lenin]] to be one of the conflicts which heralded the start of the imperialist age.<ref>{{Citation\|author=E. L. Nitoburg, G. B. Karamazin\|year=1979\|title=The Great Soviet Encyclopedia\|title-url=https://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Spanish-American+War+of+1898\|chapter=Spanish-American War of 1898}}</ref><ref>{{Citation\|author=[[Vladimir Lenin]]\|year=1916\|title=Imperialism and the Split in Socialism\|title-url=https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1916/oct/x01.htm\|publisher=Progress Publishers\|series=Lenin Collected Works\|volume=23}}</ref>

	== Campaign ==		== Campaign ==

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	The '''Spanish–Statesian War''' was a war between the [[United States of America\|United States]], [[Kingdom of Spain (1874–1931)\|Spain]]~~, and~~ independence ~~fighters from~~ [[Republic of Cuba\|Cuba]] and the [[Republic of the Philippines\|Philippines]]~~. In April 1898~~, the ~~USA~~ declared war on Spain ~~after~~ the ~~''USS Maine'' sank~~. It blamed the sinking of the ''Maine'' on Spanish sabotage even though it was either an accident or a false flag.<ref name=":0" /> On May 1, [[George Dewey]]'s fleet easily defeated the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay, and U.S. forces took over [[Guantánamo Bay concentration camp\|Guantánamo Bay]] in June.<ref name=":02" /><sup>:190</sup> From there, the USA launched its occupation ~~of [[Commonwealth~~ of Puerto Rico~~\|Puerto Rico]]~~.<ref name=":0">{{Citation\|author=David Vine\|year=2020\|title=The United States of War\|isbn=9780520972070\|city=Oakland\|publisher=University of California Press\|lg=http://library.lol/main/191568BFAC73F009132DB00ECD0F0F05\|page=64\|chapter=Conquest}}</ref>		{{Infobox military conflict\|date=April 21 – August 13, 1898\|result=Statesian victory\|combatant1=[[United States]]<br>[[Cuban Liberation Army]]<br> [[Philippine Revolutionary Army]]\|combatant2=[[Kingdom of Spain (1874–1931)\|Spain]]\|type=Inter-imperialist conflict\|image=USS_Olympia_art_NH_91881-KN.jpg\|place=[[Cuba]] and [[Puerto Rico]] ([[Caribbean Sea]])
			[[Guam]] ([[Pacific Ocean]]) and the [[Philippines]] ([[Southeast Asia]])\|caption=The Battle of Manila Bay}}The '''Spanish–Statesian War''' was a inter-[[Imperialism\|imperialist]] war between the [[United States of America\|United States]] and [[Kingdom of Spain (1874–1931)\|Spain]] lasting from April to August 1898. Taking advantage of the independence struggles of [[Republic of Cuba\|Cuba]] and the [[Republic of the Philippines\|Philippines]], the U.S. declared war on Spain with the goal of conquering Spanish [[Colonialism\|colonies]] in the [[Caribbean]] and [[Pacific Ocean\|Pacific]]. Formally the beginning of the war was blamed on the sinking of the ''Maine'' as Spanish sabotage even though it was either an accident or a false flag.<ref name=":0" />

			The war ended with the Spanish transferring [[Commonwealth of Puerto Rico\|Puerto Rico]], [[Guam]] and the Philippines to the U.S. with Cuba declared nominally independent under U.S. military occupation. The Statesian betrayal of the Cuban and Philippine rebels would lead to Cuba becoming a [[Neocolonialism\|neocolony]] of the U.S. until 1959 whilst the Philippine people would be slaughtered by the U.S. in the [[Philippine–Statesian War]]. The Spanish Statesian War was a major landmark is U.S. imperial history and was considered by [[Vladimir Lenin]] to be one of the conflicts which heralded the start of the imperialist age.<ref>{{Citation\|author=E. L. Nitoburg, G. B. Karamazin\|year=1979\|title=The Great Soviet Encyclopedia\|title-url=https://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Spanish-American+War+of+1898\|chapter=Spanish-American War of 1898}}</ref><ref>{{Citation\|author=[[Vladimir Lenin]]\|year=1916\|title=Imperialism and the Split in Socialism\|title-url=https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1916/oct/x01.htm\|publisher=Progress Publishers\|series=Lenin Collected Works\|volume=23}}</ref>

			== Campaign ==
			On May 1, [[George Dewey]]'s fleet easily defeated the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay, and U.S. forces took over [[Guantánamo Bay concentration camp\|Guantánamo Bay]] in June.<ref name=":02" /><sup>:190</sup> From there, the USA launched its occupation of Puerto Rico.<ref name=":0">{{Citation\|author=David Vine\|year=2020\|title=The United States of War\|isbn=9780520972070\|city=Oakland\|publisher=University of California Press\|lg=http://library.lol/main/191568BFAC73F009132DB00ECD0F0F05\|page=64\|chapter=Conquest}}</ref>

	== Spread of US colonialism ==		== Spread of US colonialism ==
	After quickly defeating the Spanish, the USA [[Colonialism\|colonized]] Cuba. The USA made Cuba give up Guantánamo Bay as a permanent US outpost in exchange for US troops leaving the rest of Cuba.<ref name=":0" /> In addition to the aforementioned nations, the USA also colonized [[Guam]], [[Wake Island]],<ref name=":02">{{Citation\|author=David Vine\|year=2020\|title=The United States of War\|chapter=Going Global\|page=\|city=Oakland\|publisher=University of California Press\|isbn=9780520972070\|lg=http://library.lol/main/191568BFAC73F009132DB00ECD0F0F05}}</ref><sup>:174</sup> and eastern [[Samoa]].<ref name=":02" /><sup>:189</sup>		After quickly defeating the Spanish, the USA [[Colonialism\|colonized]] Cuba. The USA made Cuba give up Guantánamo Bay as a permanent US outpost in exchange for US troops leaving the rest of Cuba.<ref name=":0" /> In addition to the aforementioned nations, the USA also colonized Guam, [[Wake Island]],<ref name=":02">{{Citation\|author=David Vine\|year=2020\|title=The United States of War\|chapter=Going Global\|page=\|city=Oakland\|publisher=University of California Press\|isbn=9780520972070\|lg=http://library.lol/main/191568BFAC73F009132DB00ECD0F0F05}}</ref><sup>:174</sup> and eastern [[Samoa]].<ref name=":02" /><sup>:189</sup>

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	The '''Spanish–Statesian War''' was a war between the [[United States of America\|United States]], [[Kingdom of Spain (1874–1931)\|Spain]], and independence fighters from [[Republic of Cuba\|Cuba]] and the [[Republic of the Philippines\|Philippines]]. In April 1898, the USA declared war on Spain after the ''USS Maine'' sank. It blamed the sinking of the ''Maine'' on Spanish sabotage even though it was either an accident or a false flag. ~~After capturing~~ [[Guantánamo Bay concentration camp\|Guantánamo Bay]], the USA launched its occupation of [[Commonwealth of Puerto Rico\|Puerto Rico]].<ref name=":0">{{Citation\|author=David Vine\|year=2020\|title=The United States of War\|isbn=9780520972070\|city=Oakland\|publisher=University of California Press\|lg=http://library.lol/main/191568BFAC73F009132DB00ECD0F0F05\|page=64\|chapter=Conquest}}</ref>		The '''Spanish–Statesian War''' was a war between the [[United States of America\|United States]], [[Kingdom of Spain (1874–1931)\|Spain]], and independence fighters from [[Republic of Cuba\|Cuba]] and the [[Republic of the Philippines\|Philippines]]. In April 1898, the USA declared war on Spain after the ''USS Maine'' sank. It blamed the sinking of the ''Maine'' on Spanish sabotage even though it was either an accident or a false flag.<ref name=":0" /> On May 1, [[George Dewey]]'s fleet easily defeated the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay, and U.S. forces took over [[Guantánamo Bay concentration camp\|Guantánamo Bay]] in June.<ref name=":02" /><sup>:190</sup> From there, the USA launched its occupation of [[Commonwealth of Puerto Rico\|Puerto Rico]].<ref name=":0">{{Citation\|author=David Vine\|year=2020\|title=The United States of War\|isbn=9780520972070\|city=Oakland\|publisher=University of California Press\|lg=http://library.lol/main/191568BFAC73F009132DB00ECD0F0F05\|page=64\|chapter=Conquest}}</ref>

	== Spread of US colonialism ==		== Spread of US colonialism ==
	After quickly defeating the Spanish, the USA [[Colonialism\|colonized]] Cuba. The USA made Cuba give up Guantánamo Bay as a permanent US outpost in exchange for US troops leaving the rest of Cuba.<ref name=":0" /> In addition to the aforementioned nations, the USA also colonized [[Guam]] ~~and~~ [[Wake Island]].<ref name=":02">{{Citation\|author=David Vine\|year=2020\|title=The United States of War\|chapter=Going Global\|page=~~174~~\|city=Oakland\|publisher=University of California Press\|isbn=9780520972070\|lg=http://library.lol/main/191568BFAC73F009132DB00ECD0F0F05}}</ref>		After quickly defeating the Spanish, the USA [[Colonialism\|colonized]] Cuba. The USA made Cuba give up Guantánamo Bay as a permanent US outpost in exchange for US troops leaving the rest of Cuba.<ref name=":0" /> In addition to the aforementioned nations, the USA also colonized [[Guam]], [[Wake Island]],<ref name=":02">{{Citation\|author=David Vine\|year=2020\|title=The United States of War\|chapter=Going Global\|page=\|city=Oakland\|publisher=University of California Press\|isbn=9780520972070\|lg=http://library.lol/main/191568BFAC73F009132DB00ECD0F0F05}}</ref><sup>:174</sup> and eastern [[Samoa]].<ref name=":02" /><sup>:189</sup>

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	== Spread of US colonialism ==		== Spread of US colonialism ==
	After quickly defeating the Spanish, the USA [[Colonialism\|colonized]] Cuba. The USA made Cuba give up Guantánamo Bay as a permanent US outpost in exchange for US troops leaving the rest of Cuba.<ref name=":0" />		After quickly defeating the Spanish, the USA [[Colonialism\|colonized]] Cuba. The USA made Cuba give up Guantánamo Bay as a permanent US outpost in exchange for US troops leaving the rest of Cuba.<ref name=":0" /> In addition to the aforementioned nations, the USA also colonized [[Guam]] and [[Wake Island]].<ref name=":02">{{Citation\|author=David Vine\|year=2020\|title=The United States of War\|chapter=Going Global\|page=174\|city=Oakland\|publisher=University of California Press\|isbn=9780520972070\|lg=http://library.lol/main/191568BFAC73F009132DB00ECD0F0F05}}</ref>

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	The '''Spanish–Statesian War''' was a war between the [[United States of America\|United States]], [[Kingdom of Spain (1874–1931)\|Spain]], and independence fighters from [[Republic of Cuba\|Cuba]], the [[Republic of the Philippines\|Philippines~~]], and [[Commonwealth of Puerto Rico\|Puerto Rico~~]]. In April 1898, the USA declared war on Spain after the ''USS Maine'' sank.<ref>{{Citation\|author=David Vine\|year=2020\|title=The United States of War\|isbn=9780520972070\|city=Oakland\|publisher=University of California Press\|lg=http://library.lol/main/191568BFAC73F009132DB00ECD0F0F05\|page=64\|chapter=Conquest}}</ref>		The '''Spanish–Statesian War''' was a war between the [[United States of America\|United States]], [[Kingdom of Spain (1874–1931)\|Spain]], and independence fighters from [[Republic of Cuba\|Cuba]] and the [[Republic of the Philippines\|Philippines]]. In April 1898, the USA declared war on Spain after the ''USS Maine'' sank. It blamed the sinking of the ''Maine'' on Spanish sabotage even though it was either an accident or a false flag. After capturing [[Guantánamo Bay concentration camp\|Guantánamo Bay]], the USA launched its occupation of [[Commonwealth of Puerto Rico\|Puerto Rico]].<ref name=":0">{{Citation\|author=David Vine\|year=2020\|title=The United States of War\|isbn=9780520972070\|city=Oakland\|publisher=University of California Press\|lg=http://library.lol/main/191568BFAC73F009132DB00ECD0F0F05\|page=64\|chapter=Conquest}}</ref>

			== Spread of US colonialism ==
			After quickly defeating the Spanish, the USA [[Colonialism\|colonized]] Cuba. The USA made Cuba give up Guantánamo Bay as a permanent US outpost in exchange for US troops leaving the rest of Cuba.<ref name=":0" />

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The '''Spanish–Statesian War''' was a war between the [[United States of America|United States]], [[Kingdom of Spain (1874–1931)|Spain]], and independence fighters from [[Republic of Cuba|Cuba]], the [[Republic of the Philippines|Philippines]], and [[Commonwealth of Puerto Rico|Puerto Rico]]. In April 1898, the USA declared war on Spain after the ''USS Maine'' sank.<ref>{{Citation|author=David Vine|year=2020|title=The United States of War|isbn=9780520972070|city=Oakland|publisher=University of California Press|lg=http://library.lol/main/191568BFAC73F009132DB00ECD0F0F05|page=64|chapter=Conquest}}</ref>

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[[Category:Wars]]
[[Category:History of Spain]]
[[Category:History of the USA]]
[[Category:History of Cuba]]