AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR
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Spain had attacked American forces in Hawaii.
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American slaves were receiving weapons from Spain.
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War was needed to make the region safe for American business and commerce.
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Spain had violated treaties after World War I by building up their navy and army.
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -How did President William McKinley justify American intervention in the Cuban war against Spain in 1898? a. He argued that this would produce enormous profits for American businesses.
Detailed explanation-3: -In the Spanish-American War of 1898, McKinley was a forceful and effective commander-in-chief who used the war powers of his office to shape events. Largely through his efforts, the United States was victorious in Cuba and the Philippines by mid-July 1898.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.