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What factors led to the Spanish-American War, and what was the impact of American
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The main factors that led to the Spanish-American War are:

1. Cuba's struggle for independence from Spain.

2. The unexplainable damage of the U.S. battleship Maine in Havana's harbor on February 15, 1898.

On the other hand, the impact of American victory led to the:

1. formation of the peace treaty ensuring the government of Span to withdraw ownership of Cuba territory,

2. It stopped the Spanish imperialism of Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines in which the United States took over.

3. The victory also allowed the United States to annex the independent state of Hawaii.

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