Why was acquiring guam important for the united states in the spanish-american war? acquiring guam allowed the united states to have a naval base in the pacific. acquiring guam allowed the united states to export guam’s raw materials. acquiring guam allowed the united states to sell goods to the people of guam. acquiring guam gave the united states fishing rights in the pacific ocean.

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A strange explosion dropped the battleship USS Maine in Havana Harbor, triggering a war between the United States and Spain. Maine had come to Cuba to defend American citizens while Cuban revolutionists were battling to win independence from Spain. U.S. victory in the war gave a peace treaty that enforced the Spanish to abandon demands on Cuba and to cede supremacy over Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines to the United States. The United States also joined the independent state of Hawaii during the dispute.

lincoln presided over the union victory in the american civil war, which dominated his presidency. a former whig, lincoln ran on a political platform opposed to the expansion of slavery in the territories. his election served as the immediate impetus for the outbreak of the american civil war.