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Library of Congress > Researchers > Hispanic Reading Room > World of 18981898 HOME > The Spanish-American WarThe Spanish-American Warby David TraskBetween 1895 and 1898 Cuba and the Philippine Islands revolted against Spain. The Cubans gained independence, but the Filipinos did not. In both instances the intervention of the United States was the culminating event.
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