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A New World Power: The War Ends (2:23)
The Treaty of Paris ended the war. Philippine rebels tried to drive out the new U.S. occupiers. The Platt Amendment gave the U.S. the right to intervene in Cuban affairs.
A New World Power: War in the Philippines (3:02)
Commodore Dewey moved against the Spanish in the Philippines and destroyed the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay. In the Caribbean, the U.S. defeated the Spanish in Cuba and landed forces on Puerto Rico.
A New World Power: Spanish-American War (2:19)
Yellow journalism fanned the anger of Americans toward Spanish rule in Cuba. The sinking of the U.S.S. Maine in Havana harbor led to war.
America in the 20th Century: Woodrow Wilson (0:51)
Woodrow Wilson instituted several important financial reforms while president.
America in the 20th Century: Taft (3:46)
Though hand-picked as Roosevelt's successor, William Howard Taft was much more conservative. The two men eventually squared off in the 1912 election, and both lost.
