In what year did the Spanish American War begin?

In what year did the Spanish American War begin?

• A. 1848
• B. 1865
• C. 1898
• D. 1917

Answer: (C)

The year the conflict began is 1898. The Spanish-American War surged into action in 1898 after rising tensions over Cuba and the explosion of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor, which helped push the United States to declare war on Spain in April of that year. The fighting was brief, and the war ended in 1898 with the Treaty of Paris signed in December. Other dates correspond to different moments in history—1848 to earlier revolutions and pre-Civil War events, 1865 to the end of the Civil War, and 1917 to the United States entering World War I—so 1898 is the correct year for the start of this war.

The year the conflict began is 1898. The Spanish-American War surged into action in 1898 after rising tensions over Cuba and the explosion of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor, which helped push the United States to declare war on Spain in April of that year. The fighting was brief, and the war ended in 1898 with the Treaty of Paris signed in December. Other dates correspond to different moments in history—1848 to earlier revolutions and pre-Civil War events, 1865 to the end of the Civil War, and 1917 to the United States entering World War I—so 1898 is the correct year for the start of this war.