US History › Section K · Progressives and empire › Topic K.6
The Spanish-American War and overseas empire
In 1898 the United States fought a short war against Spain over Cuba and emerged with an overseas empire stretching from the Caribbean to the western Pacific. Holding the Philippines then required a far longer and deadlier war against Filipinos who wanted independence.
In this topic
- Cuba's fight for independence
- The road to war
- Worked example: why did the United States go to war?
- A war on two oceans
- A short war's real killer
- The Treaty of Paris and the great debate
- The Philippine-American War
- Worked example: counting the cost in the Philippines
- Ruling the new possessions
- Cuba under the Platt Amendment
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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