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United States declaration of war upon Spain
On 25 April 1898, the United States Congress declared war upon Spain. The following Spanish–American War resulted in a decisive victory for the United States, and arguably served as a transitional period for both nations. Spain saw its days of empire fade, as the United States saw the prospect of overseas empire emerge.〔Zinn, Howard. “The Empire and the People,” in A People’s History of the United States, 2005, Harper Collins Publishers. pp. 297-320〕 The war was ended by the Treaty of Paris signed on December 10 that same year.
==Background==
The Spanish–American War originated out of the Cuban War of Independence, officially dating from 1895-1898. The violence and turmoil of this Independence War on one of Spain's last colonial possessions brought the focus of the American public, as well as its politicians, to the United States' island neighbor. There exists considerable debate among historians to this day as to America’s intentions in becoming involved with the conflict. For a significant period during and after the war, selfless humanitarian interest in the fate of the Cuban people was accepted as a major push for the declaration of war. A supporting argument for this line of thinking is that yellow journalism created an inflammatory mood in the country and swayed public opinion to sympathize with Cuba. Recently this school of thinking has grown less popular. Many historians now believe that the United States was acting more out of its own self-interest, in particular to assist long-term goals of creating an Isthmian canal (eventually realized by the Panama Canal), and pursuing trade with China. There is still no absolute consensus on the cause of the war.〔The World of 1898, (), Library of Congress〕〔Perez, Louis A. “Intervention and Intent,” in The War of 1898: The United States & Cuba in History & Historiography, 1998, University of North Carolina Press. pp. 23-56〕〔Zinn, “The Empire and the People,” pp. 297-320〕
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