The Splendid Little War
THESIS : " The United States didn't want to get involved in the Spanish-American War, but was draggedinto it due to yellow journalism, they wanted to control the seas, and wanted complete control over Cuba." For 113 days during the summer of 1898, the United States was at war with Spain. Neither thepresident of the United States, nor his cabinet, nor the the queen of Spain, nor her ministers wanted thewar wanted the war. It happened eventhough they made their best efforts to prevent it. It happenedbecause of ambition, miscalculation, and stupidity; and it happened because of kindness, wit, andresourcefulness. It also happened because some were indifferent to the suffering of the world's wretched By winning the war the United States proved the the rest of the world and to itself that it couldand would fight against foreign nations. For many years, world power had been concentrated in thecountries in Europe. Nations such as Great Britain, France, Germany, and Spain had the most influencein global affairs. But a shift in powe
Most of the Spanish army was concentrated near Havana, and these soldiersurgently needed the weapons, ammunition, and other military supplies that Cervera carried in the holds ofhis ships. The Brooklyn circled to the east, almost colliding with the Texas,forcing the Texas to swerve. The Reina Cristina with Admiral Montojo aboard, along with the Castilla, Don Antonio deUlloa, Isla de Cuba, General Lezo, El Caney, and Argos fought bravely, but their efforts were doomed. Before the Spanish-American War, the press began to print any story it could find about theevents in Cuba. Telegram sent to Dewey in Hong Kong : Bachrach, Deborah, The Spanish-American War. If the United States had to fight awar with Canada or Mexico, these Spanish forces could quickly mobilize against the United States. San Diego: America's Wars, 1991. Cuba was veryimportant colony to Spain because the island had many natural resources, such as, sugar, tobacco, andother raw materials.
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