es. On December 10, 1898, the war was over. The United States was now a global colonial power, with territory in Latin America, the Pacific Ocean, and eastern Asia. To show the imperialist mentality of the time, the Cubans, who had helped defeat Spain, were not invited to the surrender ceremonies and the Treaty of Paris that concluded the war. The Spanish American War also led to the annexation of Hawaii. There had been proposals for annexation during that decade, and on July 7 1898, on the excuse that Hawaii was needed as a naval military base for the war against Spain, the U.S. annexed Hawaii. ...
