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In April 1898, American forces intervened in Cuba's three-year-old struggle for independence when it was all but won, thus transforming the Cuban War of Independence into what Americans are still wont to call the Spanish-American War.
NYT > Home Page By JONATHAN M. HANSEN 2012
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Sure, after deplaning the nonstop from Newark to Honolulu International, I always made a beeline for Waikiki like any other haole —only my destination was the U.S. Army Museum near the beach, to examine the display on Hawaii's strategic importance in the Spanish-American War.
Aloha? More Like Boo! Sarah Vowell 2011
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ElBruce says: … Prior to the Spanish-American war, it was part of Mexico.
Think Progress » Arizona militia recruiting veterans with ‘kill records’ to patrol border. 2010
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Prior to the Spanish-American war, it was part of Mexico.
Think Progress » Arizona militia recruiting veterans with ‘kill records’ to patrol border. 2010
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Think Spanish-American War and the beginning of an empire that is still growing today.
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In a Nutshell: The ballet, set at Gracie Mansion in 1895 New York, includes a Theodore Roosevelt character and nods to the era's anxiety as the Spanish-American War looms.
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John Quick, a Medal of Honor recipient in the Spanish-American War, made the trip over the "road" between Lucy and Bouresches under terrible German shelling and machine gun barrages.
Beth Crumley: "Elizabetrh Ford" - A Model T Truck in France Beth Crumley 2012
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Puerto Rico was ceded to the United States by Spain in 1898 after the Spanish-American war.
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John Quick, a Medal of Honor recipient in the Spanish-American War, made the trip over the "road" between Lucy and Bouresches under terrible German shelling and machine gun barrages.
Beth Crumley: "Elizabetrh Ford" - A Model T Truck in France Beth Crumley 2012
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Puerto Rico was ceded to the United States by Spain in 1898 after the Spanish-American war.
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