USA HISTORY

Which event increased public support in the United States for the Spanish-American War?

(A) the abolition of slavery in Cuba

(B) ** the publication of the de Lôme letter

(C) the signing of the Newlands Resolution

(D) the assassination of President William McKinley

Concept note-1: -On April 25, 1898 the United States declared war on Spain following the sinking of the Battleship Maine in Havana harbor on February 15, 1898.

Concept note-2: -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-3: -Publication of the letter helped generate public support for a war with Spain over the issue of independence for the Spanish colony of Cuba. Señor Don Enrigue Dupuy de Lôme, the Spanish Ambassador to the United States, wrote this letter to Don José Canelejas, the Foreign Minister of Spain.

Concept note-4: -The USS Maine explodes and sinks in Havana Harbor on Feb. 15, 1898, killing 266 American sailors. Pressured by the “yellow press, ” the U.S. declares war on Spain on April 25, 1898, resulting in the deaths of thousands and the collapse of the Spanish empire. Read more about it!