The Spanish American war.

The Spanish American war took place in 1898 between spain and the United States. The war started after spain was accused of bombing the us battleship maine. The U.S. quickly and decisevly defeated the spanish, with key battles at manilla bay and the invasion of cuba. The spanish american war led to the American takings of guam, the phillipines, and puerto rico. The spanish were crushed and were never again considered a world power.