Why is the war between America and Spain called the first imperialist war?

Because this war was a war in which the American Empire began to carve up colonies again, it was called the first imperialist war. This war is an unjust colonial war for the United States and Spain. The Spanish-American War first broke out in the Philippines. May 1898, 1, on the sixth day after the United States declared war on Spain, the American Far East Fleet attacked Manila, and it took only two hours of bombing to destroy the Spanish naval fleet moored in Manila Bay. However, due to the lack of backup, the US Far East Fleet did not dare to land rashly. After a rest, they didn't land and occupy Manila until August 13.

About two months after the declaration of war, from June 20 to 25, 15000 American soldiers landed near Santiago in southeastern Cuba. At that time, most of the Spanish troops stationed in Cuba were detained by the Cuban people's armed forces and could not move. Only 1700 people were mobilized against the US military. As a result, the US military quickly occupied Santiago and quickly extended its victory to the whole island of Cuba. Spain mobilized naval operations and concentrated its main fleet in Santiago Bay, Cuba.

After San Diego was captured by American troops, this main fleet became a lamb to be slaughtered. On July 3, the Spanish fleet broke through alone and was sunk one by one by the US Navy guarding the mouth of San Diego Bay, all of which sank to the bottom of the sea. On July 25th, American troops occupied Puerto Rico. Because when they captured here, Spain had little resistance, so that American generals boasted a lot, saying that they were like conducting military exercises.

The Spanish-American War lasted for three months and ended in Spain's complete failure. 1In the peace treaty concluded in Paris in February 1998, Spain recognized Cuba as an independent country and ceded Puerto Rico and Guam to the United States. This is indeed a pity, because Guam occupied an important strategic position at that time.