To fight the Spanish-American War. From 1899 until 1902 the United States fought against Spain to take control of Spain's colonies. Spain was defeated and the United States kept the control of Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippines which was a big loss for Spain but gave the U.S. a better control of the Caribbean and the Asian South-Eastern regions.
Roman Catholic Church that granted full<span> or </span>partial<span> remission of the punishment of sin. The granting of indulgences was predicated on two beliefs. They basically were taking their money over something not true. </span>
Korea,Taiwan,Sakhalin, and Regions of Mainland China