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Most U.S. historiography commemorates 1898 as the moment in which the nation first projected itself as a world power, whereupon the United States established an international presence and global prominence. Spanish historiography has looked back on 1898 as el desastre (the disaster)—an ignominious denouement of a five-hundred-year-old New World empire, after which Spain plunged vertiginously into decades of disarray and disorder. For Cuba and the Philippine Islands, 1898 represents a complex point of transition from colony to nation in which the pursuit of sovereignty and separate nationality assumed new forms. For Puerto Rico, the transition was even more complicated, with central elements of nation and nationality persisting unresolved well into the next century.“The Spanish-American War created an infectious feeling of optimism in American society. The war stimulated new industries and drove prices upward. The demand for more railroads and new buildings set off a boom in the iron and steel industries. As the economy underwent a frantic period of expansion and speculation, the nation gained confidence in the future. . . . Everywhere men talked about success, progress, and prosper

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Author

Louis A. Pérez Jr.

Publisher

University of North Carolina Press; The University of North Carolina Press

Published

1998

Language

EN

ISBN

9780807824375

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, American Studies, Humanities

Rating

3.82 / 5 (67 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14