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[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0393303047/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0393303047&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=0378549215c52c8c88d2e2af57b6bec0 The Spanish-American War of 1898] ended Spain’s colonial empire in the Western Hemisphere and secured the position of the United States as a Pacific power. U.S. victory in the war produced a peace treaty that compelled the Spanish to relinquish Cuba's claims and cede sovereignty over Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines to the United States. The United States also annexed the independent state of Hawaii during the conflict. Thus, the war enabled the United States to establish its predominance in the Caribbean region and to pursue its strategic and economic interests in Asia.