Collection of facts about the Spanish-American War

This post is a collection of facts about the Spanish-American War (1898). There are 10 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Began with sinking of the USS Maine in Cuba in February 1898
• U.S. blockade of Cuba in April 1898
• U.S. destroy Spanish fleet in Manila, Philippines in May 1898
• U.S. captures Guam in June 1898
• U.S. destroy Spanish fleet in Cuba in July 1898
• U.S. invade Puerto Rico in July 1898
• Treaty of Paris ends the war in December 1898
• U.S. gains Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines
• Cuba to gain independence in 1902 as U.S. protectorate
• End of Spanish presence in the Americas and Asia