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Spanish–American War

1898 Caribbean / Pacific Status: ended Casualties: ~17,000 (mostly disease)

Ten weeks. The USS Maine exploded in Havana harbour, the press cried war, Dewey took Manila Bay. The peace transferred Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines to American control. The United States arrived as a global power.

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Belligerents

  • United States
  • Spain

Casualties

~17,000 (mostly disease)

From World at War, an interactive atlas by Jairus Pereira. Figures are approximate, drawn from Wikipedia, UCDP, ACLED and academic sources — a design artefact, not an authoritative register. Contact.