ID: 901001504 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001504	Record Type: Event/Narrative

	Spanish-American War (European-American history, 1898)

Note: War between Spain and the United States that was fought both in the Caribbean and in the Pacific Ocean, initially instigated by anti-Spanish sentiment in Cuba. The war was brief, with the United States defeating Spain. The Treaty of Paris was signed in late 1898, which ended Spanish colonial rule in Cuba, transferred the Philippines to the United States for $20 million, and ceded both Puerto Rico and Guam.

Display Date: 1898

Names:

	Spanish-American War (European-American history, 1898) (preferred,English-P,D,P)
	American-Spanish War (European-American history, 1898) (English,U,P)
	Hispano-American War (European-American history, 1898) (English,U,P)

Hierarchical Position:

		Named Events (P)
		....<European history> (P)
		........Spanish history (P)
		............Spanish-American War (European-American history, 1898) (P)

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... war
	.....(armed conflicts, events (activities), Events (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	actor is .... United States
	.....(North and Central America) (TGN)

	actor is .... Spain
	.....(Europe) (TGN)

	actor is .... Philippines
	.....(Asia) (TGN)

	actor is .... Cuba
	.....(North and Central America) (TGN)

Sources:

	Spanish-American War (European-American history, 1898)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 85140286; accessed 5 September 2016
	American-Spanish War (European-American history, 1898)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) accessed 5 September 2016
	Hispano-American War (European-American history, 1898)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) accessed 5 September 2016

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	................ Source for image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War#/media/File:USS_Olympia_art_NH_91881-KN_cropped.jpg