"Provides a comprehensive overview of the 1898 Spanish-American War, including political and social factors that led to the conflict, pivotal battles in the war, and its lasting impact on the United States, Spain, Cuba, and beyond. Includes a narrative overview, biographies, primary sources, chronology, glossary, bibliography, and index"--Provided by publisher.

Includes maps of: Santiago de Cuba and Vicinity - The Spanish-American War, 25 April-10 December 1898; Manila Bay, 1898 - Naval Operations in Manila Bay, 30 April-1 May 1898.

Narrative overview. American expansion in the 1800s ; Spain and its colonies ; The call to arms: remember the Maine! ; A "splendid little war" in Cuba ; The war in the Philippines ; American imperialism in the new century ; Legacy of the Spanish-American War -- Biographies. Emilio Aguinaldo (1869-1964) ; George Dewey (1837-1917) ; William Randolph Hearst (1863-1951) ; Queen Lili'uokalani (1838-1917) ; Antonio Maceo (1845-1896) ; José Marti (1853-1895) ; William McKinley (1843-1901) ; Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) ; Valeriano Weyler (1838-1930) -- Primary sources. President Monroe announces a new American approach to foreign affairs ; Americans embrace the idea of "manifest destiny" ; An explorer-historian ponders an America without new land to conquer ; An American reporter describes death and destruction in Cuba ; The de Lôme letter scandal increases tensions between Spain and America ; America's yellow press blames Spanish treachery for the loss of the Maine ; President McKinley calls for American military intervention in Cuba ; Theodore Roosevelt recalls the Battle for the San Juan Heights ; Admiral Dewey recalls the Battle of Manila Bay ; The United States and Spain sign the Treaty of Paris ; Emilio Aguinaldo protests the American occupation of the Philippines ; A U.S. senator claims "the Philippines are ours forever" ; Mark Twain condemns American actions in the Philippines ; The Philippine Islands receive their independence.