the Spanish-American War and World War 1 there are many differences and similarities between the two historical wars. The Spanish War began in April of 1898 and ended in August of 1898. World War 1‚ however‚ began in July of 1914 and ended in November of 1918. Both of these wars were very important in history and they have helped make America the way that it is today. Some of the differences between the wars include; the reasons for the wars‚ weapons‚ casualty numbers‚ as well as‚ who the wars were
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practiced isolationism. In contrast‚ the U.S. declared war on Spain and assisted Cuba. 2. The U.S. was interested in Cuba for several reasons. Firstly‚ it is geographically close and provides exports like sugar. Also‚ Cuba would be able to assist in the United States’ control of the Caribbean‚ through a naval base. The explosion of the USS Maine created tensions that would cause U.S. involvement. 3. U.S. involvement in the Spanish-American was partly due to
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It was on April 25‚ 1898 that Spain and the United States. As a result of the war the United States acquired territories in the Pacific and in Latin America. The war seemed to start when Cuba was struggling to gain independence from Spain. This was long before Cuba was a threat to us during the Cold War. This was early February of 1898. Being so close to America‚ American sympathy for the rebels rose. There was large demand for U.S. intervention after an unexplained sinking of the USS Maine. In April
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Although the Spanish American war endured around ten weeks and not as many lives were lost‚ it was a big part of the beginning of the United States. During the Spanish American war‚ there were a variety of disasters as well as gossip and fear around the people that lived during that period of time an example was the Maine battleship. The Spanish American war of 1898 was a huge contribution of the Cuban Insurrectos behavior which led the rising of the barbed-wire concentration camps‚ as well as the
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Moving on‚ in 1898‚ the Spanish American War came into existence under the leadership of President William McKinley. A few years before McKinley came into office‚ Cuba attempted to overthrow Spanish colonial rule‚ and in return‚ the Spanish rulers started using harsh policies that included concentration camps. The rebels received financial assistance from private U.S. interests and used America as a base of operations from which to attack. McKinley originally tried to avoid an armed conflict with
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century the united states would get involved with what the secretary of state would call a “splendid little war”. The Spanish American war is one of many significant wars in history. This war was one of the shorter and simpler wars that the United States flourished in. From the united states point of view this war had a few negative effects but also many small positive outcomes that made this war very significant. The total and utter destruction of Spain marked the point in history where they have lost
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want to get involved in the Spanish-American War‚ but was dragged into it due to yellow journalism‚ they wanted to control the seas‚ and wanted complete control over Cuba." The Spanish-American War - "The Splendid Little War" Pia DeAngelis Mr. Fishman Period 7 For 113 days during the summer of 1898‚ the United States was at war with Spain. Neither the president of the United States‚ nor his cabinet‚ nor the the queen of Spain‚ nor her ministers wanted the war wanted the war. It happened eventhough they
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that caused the Spanish-American War. The USS Maine was one of the first American battleships out there in this time and it weighed more than 6‚000 tons. Two weeks before the Spanish-American War‚ the Maine was sent out to Cuba to protect the interests of Americans due to Spanish ruling broke out in Havana. The USS Maine blew up in HAvana Harbor on February 15 1898. While travelling to Cuba‚ the USS Maine mysteriously blew up by going over a mine. Congress and most of the American public knew that
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1. Was the Spanish American War in fact a "splendid little war"? What was splendid about it? Yes it was in fact a “splendid little war”. There were a few things that made the Spanish American Was receive that nickname. The war lasted only 115 days and the death outcome was far less than any other war. The United States gained Puerto Rick as well as Guam and other islands in the pacific. In the book it stated that “If ever there were a good war‚ it was the Spanish-American war. The war ended with
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Filipino Insurrection During the Spanish-American War the Filipinos were allies to the United States and helped them fight against the Spanish. After the war the United States decided to maintain possession of the Philippines‚ which angered Aguinaldo. This led to Aguinaldo organizing an insurrection against the U.S. Since the Filipinos were outnumbered by American Soldiers they had to use guerilla warfare. The Filipinos that fought in the insurrection believed they were fighting for the same
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