USA HISTORY

What was one major reason why the United States went to war with the Spanish in the Spanish American War?

(A) ** The United States wanted to display how powerful it had become.

(B) The United States had not forgiven the Spanish for helping the British in the American Revolution.

(C) The United States wanted to end the monarchies in Europe.

(D) The United States believed that defeating Spain would spread democracy.

Concept note-1: -The reasons for war were many, but there were two immediate ones: America’s support the ongoing struggle by Cubans and Filipinos against Spanish rule, and the mysterious explosion of the battleship U.S.S. Maine in Havana Harbor.

Concept note-2: -How did the Spanish American War make the United States a world power? The US victory in the Spanish American War resulted in the Us gaining possession and/or control of many new territories. These and other territorial gains resulted in the creation of a new far flung empire.