The US Became an Imperial Power in 1898. A New Exhibition Explains How. - Washingtonian

At the beginning of 1898, the United States of America was a minor player in world politics, with a devastating civil war just 32 years in its past.A year later, the US was arguably the biggest force in the Western Hemisphere, having wrested Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines from Spain, turned Cuba into a protectorate, and annexed Hawaii.

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