The Spanish-American War was the conflict between the United States and Spain.
The outbreak of conflict was the culmination of decades-long Spanish-American disagreements over military, political and economic dominance over Latin American countries and the Pacific.
With the peace treaty in Paris Spain gave the United States Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines and waived all rights to Cuba, which was occupied by the US military after the withdrawal of Spanish troops.
The US paid Spain $ 20 million in damages. The US emerged from the Spanish-American War as a new imperialist superpower.
