This book examines the transition of power from Spain to the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Jerome Bruce Crabtree provides a detailed analysis of the political and economic factors that led to Spain's decline and the emergence of the US as a major world power.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.