On Feb. 15, 1898, the U.S. battleship Maine exploded in Havana harbor, killing 260 crewmen and leading to a U.S. declaration of war against Spain.

The imperialist countries thought that they were superior based on their white race and the “natives” lacked the skills for ...

The Spanish-American War was a conflict between the United States and Spain in 1898, that ended Spanish colonial rule in the ...