(A) The Fast War
(B) ** Splendid Little War
(C) The Pointless War
(D) Difficult Long War
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Concept note-1: -Answer and Explanation: The Spanish-American War earned this nickname from a diplomat named John Hay. The US was victorious, the war was short, it cost little money and few lives by the standards of modern war, and the US gained territory, especially the Philippine Islands, at the war’s conclusion.
Concept note-2: -Spanish American War-“A Splendid Little War"
Concept note-3: -Secretary of State John Hay described the Spanish-American War as the “splendid little war.” It was brief, lasting only a few months, and relatively bloodless, as the US lost more men to disease than in combat.
Concept note-4: -(Historical Terms) the war between the US and Spain (1898) resulting in Spain’s withdrawal from Cuba and its cession of Guam, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico.