Spanish American War Dbq

Spanish - American WarTopic: Spanish American WarQuestion: How did the Spanish - American war start?Thesis: Getting treated badly by one another.The causes of the Spanish-American War relates directly to Cuba, and the sinking of the ships such as the U.S.S. Maine. 1In 1895, Cuba was extremely out of control and not organized at all , and was beginning to go against Spain. The American people were very disgusted in the way the cuban citizens were treated and by the way the Spanish treat the Cubans in the beginning of the Spanish - American war. The Cuban’s soon adopted a conception that the more damage that they did to the Cuban mainland, the faster the Spanish would leave Cuba, and the Americans would then help the Cubans to win their independence against the Spain. After they win their independence they would then be free without being mistreated by the Spaniards.The Americans soon came to Cuba in a try to help and assist the Cubans in their fight for freedom.2 The Spanish intervention with Cuba threatened the trade routes that America had near, and with Cuba. By helping the Cuban’s America would be saving itselfs economy because this would be the way to greatness . During this time you must remember that the U.S had a new and 1 https://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898/2 https://amhistory.si.edu/militaryhistory/printable/section.asp?id=7

In the mid-1800s, Spain ruled the island of Cuba. the United States, at that time, received most of Cuba's exports, and they supported the Cuban independence movement; if Cuba was independent, then the United States would benefit from the country. Soon, the big U.S. presses, such as The New York Journal and The New York World, knew that the event was in the people's feelings. They sensationalized their headlines and graphic features to attract readers, which soon was known as "yellow journalism". The press also knew a lot of the reader's interests, and they exaggerated their news. During the January of 1898, the United States sent the USS Maine, which is a battleship, to Havana, which is the capital of Cuba, in order to halt the riots between

“War should never be entered upon until every agency of peace has failed; peace is preferable to war in almost every contingency.” (War Message 1898) Those are the words of President McKinley in his inaugural address, on March 4th, 1897. McKinley wasn’t a man of war and certainly didn’t share the same views as Teddy Roosevelt did; even though he was the one who declared war against Cuba, he was led to that decision from the immense pressure from every corner of the U.S. Kagan believes that the Spanish American War took place because American egos were hitting the stratosphere and therefore believed that the U.S were better than most countries and should go and fix less developed ones. Another view Kagan had was that the primary reason for

     The Spanish-American war was an important turning point of both sides. The U.S. became a recognized world power. They came out of the war “with far-flung overseas possessions and a new stake in international politics.” All of this would eventually lead to the U.S. playing a determining role in Europe’s affairs and the rest of the planet. Spain was also affected and changed. The war freed them from imperial ideology. It allowed Spain to look to their future for the first time and consider, on their own terms, the knowledge of its historical being and it development. In a way, the was also liberated

B is correct because the Maine was exploded by a mine in Havana Harbor killing about 260 Americans and this really shocked the Americans. They blamed Spain for the event and then called for war against them.

On the day of April 25, 1898, the United States declared war on Spain. There had been war scares between the two before but now it had become real. There were many suspicions because of the sinking of the American Battleship Maine in Havana Harbor, which happened on February 15, 1989. The battleship was sent to protect the Americans that were in Cuba. The United States Congress had certain resolutions that would make Cuba independent from Spain, and that authorized United States military intervention to make the Spanish leave Cuba and surrender their control. Not only would that benefit Cuba and allow them to gain independence, but it would also benefit the United States with some sort of profit or power from Cuba. The Spanish didn’t agree to leaving, therefore that started a war, which the United States officially declared. The president at the time, a Republican, William Mckinley, did not wish to go to war, but was pushed to do so.

On the night of February 15, 1898 at 9:40 pre war tension had begun. Down at the Havana Harbor is where the explosion has took place. This explosion caused more than 268 deaths and blew the American population out of the water. After the explosion, more than 200 bodies were classified however only 70 bodies were distinguished. The two million dollar ship that weighed more than six tons was traveling to Cuba for a friendly visit. The Maine was heading to the Havana Harbor to protect the concernment of the Americans. The furthering night, the United States enemies torpedoed the U.S.S Maine. Blaming the explosive torpedo on Spain by their very dirty army. This explosion has started to make the Americans very angry and quite questionable about

On April 25, 1898, the United States announced war on Spain takes after the submerging of the warship Maine in Havana port on February 15, 1898.The American entered into this war because neither of the quest for freedom nor internal conflicts, but because it wanted to expand its territories and the need to spread American control in the Caribbean and Philippines. One of the reasons that forced the U.S to enter into this war was Yellow Journalism. According to (Mosse 167) William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer, who were journalists and covered the atrocities that the Spanish people were doing to the Cubans, reported to the public the progress in Cuba. This action compelled the public to pressurize the government to make plans to free Cubans from this oppressive slavery. One of the stories that were conveyed in this their daily paper was the activities of General Weyler. He assembled rebels to the Spanish rule in Cuba by taking them to camps where they were starved, and others died of various diseases. This action angered the U.S government.

Due to the quick process of the war and the territorial gains of American victory, American diplomat John Hay had deemed the conflict as a “splendid, little war.” Hay’s remarks on the Spanish-American War, however, are irrational; for the conflict with Spain was not only unsplendid in its causation as well as its prosecution, but also big in its scope. The events leading up to the commence of the war cannot logically seem splendid, for the United States was forced into war to preserve its economy and its government. Also, the execution of the war itself was not admirable, as American soldiers were forced into unfavorable tactics to win an already effortless war. The war had taken place from east to west throughout the world, tying the United States into the grand scheme of global dominance through its triumphs of the Pacific and

On April 24, 1898, the government of Spain declared war on the United States. Before the declaration of war on America, and the United States interfered with Cuba’s rebellion against Spain. The United States wanted to protect their business interests with Cuba, and they support Cuba’s independence from Spain. Cubans would flee to Florida to get away from the Spaniards. Although the Cubans were in America, they remained loyal to Cuba. Word of rebellion was spread throughout America. Cubans were going to revolt against the Spanish government. The American Press proclaimed ‘Spanish Treachery’ publicized the alleged cruelties of Spanish repression and encouraged a hunger for revenge for the explosion of the USS Maine. These are the three main reasons the United States entered the rebellion against the Spanish government.

The Spanish-American War began with Cuba’s struggle for independence from Spain in 1895. As the uprising began to occur in Cuba the United States sent the United States Ship the Maine (U.S.S. Maine) to the harbor in Havana to protect United State’s citizens and property. The United States was on the verge of entering the struggle when the U.S.S. Maine was sunk under unknown circumstances in 1898. After the sinking of the U.S.S. Maine the United States entered the struggle and began to express the need for the end of Spanish colonial rule in the western hemisphere. In an attempt to please the angered United States, Spain granted Cuba some limited powers of self government. However, the United States was far from pleased and demanded that Cuba be made independent from Spain and the

Cuba wanted to be independent so they went to war with Spain, with America by its side. Every day newspapers would tell bold stories about the devastation in Cuba. Many people wanted Spain to move out of the American hemisphere. Diplomats from all three countries began meeting to try and resolve their conflict. It might have been a success if the Maine didn’t show up. The Maine was a ship sent to pick up people in case there was any trouble. The ship was blown up and killed 260 American sailors. The yellow journalists said it was a Spanish attack. But, 78 years later investigations proved that the explosion came from inside the ship.

The Spanish-American war was a conflict between Spain and America. It ended Spanish ruling in the Americas and resulted in the expansion of territories in the Pacific and Latin America for the US. During this period of imperialism, there were many influences driving the U.S. government. The war started with Cuba struggling to gain their independence from Spain. However, Spain rejected their notions by brutally stopping the Cuban rebellion. Newspapers began portraying Spain as spiteful and the sympathy for the Cuban rebels rose in America. William Randolph Hearst was responsible for exaggerating the truth in the papers about the fight for independence from Spain. Hearst invented a term called “yellow journalism”, which exploits, distorts, or exaggerates the news to attract readers. A truce was called and Spain allowed Cuba to have limited power of self-government. Nevertheless, the demand for the US to intervene with the conflict grew and it resulted in the sinking of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba. The battleship had an explosion that resulted in 260 sailors dead. The explosion was thought to have been caused by the Spanish even though it was never proven.This led to the start of the war. Spain declared war on the US on April 24, 1898.

While one cannot simply deny that the American colonialist presuppositions in involving itself with the war, it is clearly that the main driving force and motivation into the war was founded on the sole development of the American’s national identity that held the nation as being just, democratic and humane.4 As such, America had a duty that was to protect the oppressed regardless of their nationality and racial background. America 's victory over Spain, and the restoration of the peace amongst the Cuban people was an affirmation that America was indeed a democratic and just nation. To a large extend, this victory had placed America in the center of so much global power and control.

With the Treaty of Paris U.S also acquired Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines as part of the spoils of war, and soon after President McKinley annexing Hawai’i expanding the empire even further. With just two days before the ratification of the Treaty of Paris, a war breaks out between American and Filipino-led by Emilio Aguinaldo who was upset because U.S didn’t give the Philippines it independent. The decision by U.S policymakers to annex Philippines was because of the fear that the Philippines could not self-government and if American didn’t take the Philippines other power such as Germany or Japan would, “White Man Burden.”