The U.S. went to war with Spain during McKinleys presidency for two main reasons:to establish dominance over the Western Hemisphere; to protect U.S. business interests in the Caribbean (including Cuba)

THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR

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The U.S. went to war with Spain during McKinley’s presidency for two main reasons:to establish dominance over the Western Hemisphere; to protect U.S. business interests in the Caribbean (including Cuba)

A	True
B	False
C	Either A or B
D	None of the above

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-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.

Detailed explanation-2: -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. He said little about the long-range implications of war.

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.

Detailed explanation-4: -The United States had millions of dollars invested in businesses in Cuba and there were many U.S. citizens in residence there. The U.S. also traded goods with Cuba. In 1898, the United States assisted in war to protect its citizens and businesses in Cuba.

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USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919

THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR