AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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McKinley wanted the United States to gain more territories, such as Puerto Rico and Guam.
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Cuba stated they would support the United States in the war against Spain if they could be guaranteed independence.
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The USS Maine was in Cuba, which was under Spanish rule, to protect American citizens during political fighting when it mysteriously exploded.
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McKinley wanted America to be recognized as a world power, and up to this point, the only major wars were fought within the United States.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which statement BEST explains McKinley ’s reasoning for the declaration of war against Spain? McKinley wanted the United States to gain more territories, such as Puerto Rico and Guam.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Oddly enough, President McKinley also opposed the War. McKinley, who was closely tied to Wall Street and business networks, knew that most businessmen were against going to war. Mark Hanna, wealthy businessman and a leading advisor of McKinley, told McKinley to try and avoid war.
Detailed explanation-4: -On April 11, 1898, two months after the battleship U.S.S. Maine was destroyed by an explosion in Havana harbor, President McKinley sent a message to Congress requesting authority to use the U.S. armed forces to end a brutal civil war in the Spanish colony of Cuba.
Detailed explanation-5: -In late January 1898, President William McKinley dispatched the U.S.S. Maine to Cuban waters to protect American citizens and business investments during ongoing tensions between Spain and its colony, Cuba.