Asia Pacific, 30 Jun 1898: Spanish-American War
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Political map of East Asia and the Western Pacific on 30 Jun 1898 (The Rise of Japan: Spanish-American War), showing the following events: Spanish-American War begins; Battle of Manila Bay; Landing at Cavite; British seizure of Weihaiwei; Philippines declare independence; Capture of Guam.

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D u t c h E a s t I n d i e s(Neth.)

Japanese
Empire

Indian
Empire(Br. Raj)

Tibet(de facto)

Philippines(Sp.)

French
Indochina(Fr. prot.)

German
New Guinea(Ger. prot.)

Solomon Is.(Br.)

Malaya(Br. prot.)

Nepal(Br. prot.)

Sarawak(Br. prot.)

Br. New
Guinea(Br. prot.)

Kuril Islands(Jap.)

Ryukyu Is.(Jap.)

Philippine
Revolutionaries

C.E.R.(Rus. adm.)

N. Borneo(Br. prot.)

Brunei(Br. prot.)

P. Timor(Port.)

Gilbert

Islands(Br. prot.)

Ellice Is.(Br.)

Phoenix Is.(uninh.)

Jaluit

Protectorate(Ger. prot.)

Mariana

Islands(Sp.)

Wake I.(uninh.)

C a r o l i n e I s l a n d s(Sp.)

Paracel Is.(disp.)

Spratly Is.(disp.)

Bonin Is.(Jap.)

Volcano Is.(Jap.)

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Date Line

23 Apr 1898Spain declares war
on United States

1 May 1898US fleet defeats
Spanish in Manila Bay

2 May 1898US Marines land
in Philippines

24 May–1 Jul 1898British obtain Weihaiwei

12 Jun 1898Philippines declares
independence

20–21 Jun 1898US seizes Guam

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