The Spanish-American War raised the curtain on the American century.

美西之战，在那个属于美国的世纪中，拉开了战幕。

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When the United States took control of the Philippines after the Spanish-American War in 1898, one of the first things the U.S. did was send in American teachers.

当美国控制了1898年美西战争后的菲律宾时，美国人要做的重要的一件事就是：送美国的教师来。

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It was invented by Richard J. Gatling during the American Civil War, and later used in the Spanish-American War, but was supplanted by advanced weaponry soon after.

美国独立战争期间，理查德J .盖特发明了这款武器，之后在美西战争中得到使用，但是，后来被更先进的武器所取代。

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This week in our series, Doug Johnson and Steve Ember continue the story of President William McKinley and the Spanish-American War.

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And it nominated a hero of the Spanish-American War, New York Governor Theodore Roosevelt, as vice president.

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The Spanish-American War took place in the late eighteen hundreds during the administration of President William McKinley.

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Just the opposite was true of the Spanish-American War, which broke out five years later.

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It was first passed in 1898 as a luxury tax to fund the Spanish-American War.

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The Spanish-American War and its aftermath represented a turning point in American foreign policy.

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