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title: "Why is the Spanish American War a pivotal moment in U.S. history?"  
description: "Why is the Spanish American War a pivotal moment in U.S. history?"  
author: "Gray  park"  
published: 2018-05-20  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42645/why-is-the-spanish-american-war-a-pivotal-moment-in-u-s-history  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why is the Spanish American War a pivotal moment in U.S. history? 

Why is the [Spanish](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41826/what-was-cuba-s-status-after-the-spanish-american-war) [American War](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41182/main-cause-of-the-mexican-american-war) a pivotal moment in U.S. history?


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