I paid $1.69 for my Snack Size McFlurry (a full ten cents cheaper than the $1.79 charged at my local McDonald's).
What were four reasons for the decline of Spain as a world power? Spain's power began to decline because of the defeat of the Spanish Armada, influx in gold/silver income, much fighting over wealth and losing the battles, and not many coloni â¦ es or vice-royalties to rely on for agricultural income.
The Spanish-American War of 1898 ended Spainâs colonial empire in the Western Hemisphere and secured the position of the United States as a Pacific power. U.S. victory in the war produced a peace treaty that compelled the Spanish to relinquish claims on Cuba, and to cede sovereignty over Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines to the United States. The United States also annexed the independent state of Hawaii during the conflict.