(A) encouraged Spain to attack America
(B) stopped the expansion of the United States.
(C) ** called President McKinley weak.
(D) demanded the surrender of the Philippines.
EXPLANATIONS BELOW
Concept note-1: -This letter, written by the Spanish Ambassador to the United States, Enrique Dupuy de Lôme, criticized American President William McKinley by calling him weak and concerned only with gaining the favor of the crowd.
Concept note-2: -Enrique Dupuy de Lôme (August 23, 1851 – July 1, 1904) was a Spanish ambassador to the United States. In the De Lôme Letter, he mocked U.S. President William McKinley, attacked McKinley’s policies, and regarded McKinley as a weak president.
Concept note-3: -It belittled the American president, William McKinley, as “weak and a bidder for the admiration of the crowd.” Americans were furious at the disrespect shown the president.