AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR
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Theodore Roosevelt
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Thomas Jefferson
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William McKinley
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Herbert Hoover
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Detailed explanation-1: -William McKinley was the 25th President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1897, until his assassination on September 14, 1901, after leading the nation to victory in the Spanish-American War and raising protective tariffs to promote American industry.
Detailed explanation-2: -Theodore Roosevelt-The World of 1898: The Spanish-American War (Hispanic Division, Library of Congress) Teddy Roosevelt, Neil, p.
Detailed explanation-3: -President William McKinley asks Congress to declare war on Spain on April 20, 1898. In 1895, Cuba, located less than 100 miles south of the United States, attempted to overthrow Spanish colonial rule.
Detailed explanation-4: -President McKinley found it impossible to resist the mounting public and political pressure for war against Spain. In requesting a declaration of war from the Senate on April 11, 1898, he listed several concerns but stressed the nation’s humanitarian sympathy for the Cuban independence movement.
Detailed explanation-5: -As a result of the war, the United States acquired Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines as territories.