İspanyol-Amerikan Savaşı (1898) ve Karayipler
The Spanish-American War of 1898 and the Caribbean

Summary/Abstract: The Spanish-American War of 1898 between Spain and the United States (US), took place simultaneously at the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. During the 1890s, the US was following the policy of expanding its economic interests at global scale and defeating the possible threats of insecurity and instability coming from the Caribbean. This policy was in contrast to the efforts of Spain to keep her colonies. The problems between the two countries resulted in their last war were the insurgencies in Cuba and the violence-based supression policy of Spain. The explosion and the sinking of the battleship USS Maine due to an unknown cause near the Havana Harbor in February 1898, escalated the tension between the two countries. The war which broke out in April 1898 was concluded in a short period of four months with the victory of the US. Spain ceded the Philippines, Guam and Porto Rico to the US and retreated from Cuba. This paper analyzes the Caribbean front of the War of 1898 and reveals that it has caused important changes for the parties involved such as Spain, US, Porto Rico and Cuba as well.

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