Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Ƙara yawan kishin ƙasa, tashin hankali na mulkin mallaka a Cuba (Yakin 'Yancin Cuba) da tsibirin Philippine (Juyin Juya Hali na Philippine) ya ƙare da Yakin Spain da Amurka na 1898. A ranar 1 ga Mayu, sojojin Amurka sun hallaka rundunar jiragen ruwa ta Pacific ta Spain a yakin Manila Bay a yakin farko na Spanish-American War. Yaƙin Las Guasimas,
Yaƙin El Caney, da Yaƙin San Juan Hill an ƙidaya su a matsayin nasarar Amurka amma sun ga rundunar sojojin Spain sun yi mummunan rauni. Bayan warewa da kuma kayar da sansanin Mutanen Espanya a Cuba, sojojin Amurka sun hallaka rundunar jiragen ruwa na Caribbean a ranar 3 ga watan Yuli a yakin Santiago de Cuba. An sake kiran wani jirgin ruwa na zamani na Mutanen Espanya, wanda aka aika don kokarin dawo da Manila, don kare bakin tekun Mutanen Espanya daga yiwuwar harin Amurka. Hakan ya sa ba a sake samun wani zarafin da Mutanen Espanya za su yi amfani da su don su ci ƙasashen da suke mallaka ba.