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Splendid Little War: The Treaty Of Paris
The armistice that ended the War was, the Treaty of Paris. The secretary of state, John Hay called it, “Splendid Little War”, on August 12th 1898. It lasted up to sixteen weeks straight, with 5,400 people dying out of 300,000.
After the heated War, the United States Congress approved the Treaty of Paris on February 6, 1899, by a two-thirds margin (57 to 27). Even the following day, President McKinley signed the treaty. Along with the United States officially controlling Spain's former colonies, such as Cuba, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. The United States emerged as an imperial power, from the Treaty of Paris.
While being under the treaty's terms, the U.S. has now gained possession of the countries…, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines,
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