THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
THE MONROE DOCTRINE
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Secretary of the Navy
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Vice President
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Spanish American War
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Russo-Japanese War
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Detailed explanation-1: -The main issue was Cuban independence. Revolts had been occurring for some years in Cuba against Spanish colonial rule. The United States backed these revolts upon entering the Spanish–American War. There had been war scares before, as in the Virginius Affair in 1873.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Theodore Roosevelt’s success in the Spanish-American War opened every political door for his future. And his Easterner turned Westerner persona allowed him to appeal to most every aspect of American life at the time.