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The Monroe Doctrine
Was a United States policy of opposing European colonialism in the Americas beginning in 1823. -
USS Maine
Was a United States Navy ship that sank in Havana Harbor during the Cuban revolt against Spain, an event that became a major political issue in the United States. -
Cuban War of Independence
Was the last of three liberation wars that Cuba fought against Spain, the other two being the Ten Years' War and the Little War -
Philippine War of Independence
The Philippine–American War, also referred to as the Filipino–American War, the Philippine War, the Philippine Insurrection or the Tagalog Insurgency, was an armed conflict between the First Philippine Republic and the United States that lasted from February 4, 1899, to July 2, 1902.