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Japan declares war on Spain due to the stratefic location of their Pacific colonies.
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The Imperial Japanese Navy, which set sail before the declaration of war, surprises the small Spanish naval forces in the area and quickly dispatches them to the bottom.
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The Imperial Japanese Army lands on Manila and, in conjunction with Filipino rebels, easily defeats the small Spanish garrison.
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Filipino Rebels, despite having helped the Japanese capture Manila, are quickly disillusioned and begin a gurreula war against their new occupiers.
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A small contingent of Japanes naval and armed forces easily captures Guam, the last important Spanish Pacific Colony.
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Richard Harding Davis, having shorting before left the Philippines, publishes his account of Japanese atrocities against Spanish POWs and Filipino citizens. Japan is subsequently condemmed across the world.
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The official end of the Spanish-Japanese War. Spain gives all of her Pacific Colonies to Japan.