Spanish American War Guam. Treaty of Paris of 1898. Though President William McKinley had wished to avoid war American forces moved swiftly once it began.
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In April 1898 the United States declared war on Spain to end the revolution which was hurting American business on the island. Navys association with Guam began in 1898 at the height of the Spanish-American War. Foreign policy is influenced by Alfred T.
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In rapid campaigns American forces seized the Philippines and Guam. When the Spanish-American War broke out in April of 1898 Guam was under Spanish control as it had been since the 1600s. Fought between April and August 1898 the Spanish-American War was the result of American concern over Spanish treatment of Cuba political pressures and anger over the sinking of USS Maine. Was actually more interested in conquering the Spanish.
