Question

Why was acquiring Guam important for the United States in the Spanish-American War?

Answer 1

The Spanish–American War was fought between the United States and Spain in 1898. Hostilities began in the aftermath of the internal explosion of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor in Cuba, leading to U.S. intervention in the Cuban War of Independence.

Answer 2

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The Spanish-American War fought between United States and Spain.

The war took place in 1898.

It wouls give the United States its first capture in the Pacific Ocean also it was desired to be a possible coaling station for te U.S navy.

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