This cause Americans to worry that if the U.S. remained isolated America would not survive. Americans started to embrace Social Darwinism because they believed God granted them with the right and responsibility to settle the frontier. Josiah Strong, a religious missionary, argued that Americans had a responsibility to spread their Western values. American missionaries who shared their beliefs with Strong journeyed to foreign lands to gain converts to Christianity. The reasons for the outbreak of the war started in 1879, when American entrepreneurs invested $50 million in ventures in Cuba. Cuba was seen as a growing market for American products, however the island was very unstable and yearned for freedom, repeatedly rebelling against Spanish rule. During their war, the Cubans and Spanish destroyed American property, causing many Americans to intensify their affection and sympathy toward Cubans. Almost two decades later, Cuban rebels stole and leaked the “Journal” publication of a private letter written by the Spanish
This cause Americans to worry that if the U.S. remained isolated America would not survive. Americans started to embrace Social Darwinism because they believed God granted them with the right and responsibility to settle the frontier. Josiah Strong, a religious missionary, argued that Americans had a responsibility to spread their Western values. American missionaries who shared their beliefs with Strong journeyed to foreign lands to gain converts to Christianity. The reasons for the outbreak of the war started in 1879, when American entrepreneurs invested $50 million in ventures in Cuba. Cuba was seen as a growing market for American products, however the island was very unstable and yearned for freedom, repeatedly rebelling against Spanish rule. During their war, the Cubans and Spanish destroyed American property, causing many Americans to intensify their affection and sympathy toward Cubans. Almost two decades later, Cuban rebels stole and leaked the “Journal” publication of a private letter written by the Spanish