Well, The Spanish American War was a conflict between Spain and the U.S. And this conflict helped to ended up the Spanish colonial rule in americas and resulted in U.S. acquisition of different territories in the western pacific and Latin Americas. This war was originated in the Cuban struggle for independence from Spain, which began in February 1895. The Spains brutally repressive measures to halt the rebellion were graphically portrayed for the U.S. published by several sensational newspapers The Americans sympathy for the rebels rose and when the Spanish American War started.
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