美西戰爭：美國成為世界強國
西班牙放棄了關島，波多黎各，其在西印度群島和菲律賓的財產，以換取美國支付2000萬美元。美國占領了古巴。
西班牙 - 美國戰爭的勝利將美國（一個前殖民地）變為一個帝國。許多美國人認為這種發展是國家 “天定的命運” Manifest Destiny 的自然組成部分 - 相信美國的擴張是正確的，也是不可避免的。
“Manifest Destiny”-- the belief that expansion of the United States was both right and inevitable.
美國一直信奉誰拳頭硬誰就有話語權（強權政治）。曆史上的帝國都是如此，也是知識界的常識。這沒有對和錯，是事實。不用我們後來的人去洗白。
（The Spanish-American War: The United States Becomes a World Power Spain gave up Guam, Puerto Rico, its possessions in the West Indies, and the Philippines in exchange for a U.S. payment of $20 million. The United States occupied Cuba but, as provided for in the Teller Amendment, did not try to annex it.
Victory in the Spanish-American War transformed the United States, a former colony, to an imperial power. Many Americans saw this development as a natural part of the nation’s “Manifest Destiny”--the belief that expansion of the United States was both right and inevitable. ）
