The U.S. declared war against Spain on April 25 of this year
The United States Congress declared war on Spain on April 25, 1898 but ... 
About 11,000 United States troops spent five years in the Philippines fighting... [DOC] [TLE] Spanish-American War - United States History [PAR] It revived only briefly during a 10-year Cuban insurrection from 1868 to 1878.