USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
One reason the US went to war with Spain in 1898 was:
A
America annexing Hawaii
B
Spain annexing Puerto Rico
C
Spain was threatening US economic interests in Cuba
D
unrestricted submarine warfare
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -36. 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.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Spanish-American War was a conflict between the United States and Spain that effectively ended Spain’s role as a colonial power in the New World. The United States emerged from the war as a world power with significant territorial claims stretching from the Caribbean to Southeast Asia.

Detailed explanation-3: -The United States went to war with Spain in 1898 for three different reasons: social, economic, and political. These causes were stimulated by commercialism and nationalism.

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