Spanish-American War Essay

foreign policy. It was considered before this period the Americans were isolationists. The Spanish-American War in 1898 was a clear representation of an expansionist foreign policy. The main motive behind the conflict was the explosion of the USS Maine, which was blamed on the Spanish despite there being evidence of it being caused by an internal fault. Similarly, the explosion of the USS Maddox off the Gulf of Tonkin dragged America directly into war with North Vietnam after belief that they were involved

being isolated from the rest of the world, they kept to themselves as George washington had advised them. After the Spanish- American war, the US looked outside of its borders with the help of Theodore Roosevelt, they focused on expansionism and imperialism. The war was a turning point for America because it ended isolationism and started expansionism. Before the Spanish American war, the United States isolated themselves from the rest of the world. It cared more about the expansion of the west and

"American imperialism in 1898 was not a sudden abandonment of anti-colonial tradition but was a logical extension of commercial expansion, something the US had been doing throughout its history" (SparkNotes: The Spanish American War, 1898-1901,: Effects of the Treaty). President McKinley was not interested in wars of conquest or of territorial aggression. His interest in expansion was "to make the United States first in international commerce and as a means to implement its humanitarian and democratic

The Spanish American War was a major turning point for the United States. They would begin to police the Western Hemisphere and Latin America more and become a new imperial power in the world. However, these interventions and change of mindset about imperialism weren’t good for relations between the United States and Latin America. This was one of the reasons to hold the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo in 1901. The United States begin to ease tensions and to open trade opportunities between themselves

The Spanish American War was a four month conflict between the United States and Spain provoked by many things. Spain, at the time,was controlling Cuba. In 1895, Jose Marti and the inserrectos1 revolted against Spanish rule, leading to General Valeriano Weyler to become the governor of Cuba. General Weyler was harsh with the rebels and non rebels alike and put much of the Cuban population in concentration camps, where the many Cubans died from starvation and disease. Americans felt very sympathetic

During his presidency William McKinley said, “War should never be entered upon until every agency of peace has failed.” His message never fully reached the American people because in the late 19th century the people were longing for an opportunity to keep up with other empires and they took the first chance they approached. They saw war with Spain as a quick way to prove supremacy and saw plenty of benefits. The Spanish American war was inevitable for America because the people had a strong drive

Spanish American War Essay Clara Barton: Her Opinion on the Spanish American War Clara Barton October 1st, 1901 Glen Elcho, Maryland Dear Teddy Roosevelt, I would like to congratulate and acknowledge you for you becoming President of the United States of America. You proved your worthiness and dedication when you made life-risking decisions on the battlefield for the Spanish American War. You volunteered as part of the cavalry and brought

The Spanish-American War was truly a defining moment in U.S. History. After the U.S. defeated the Spanish, it gained control over Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. Also by defeating them, they proved to the rest of the world that they were a nation who could hold their own. It had finally seemed that the U.S was a dominant world power. The U.S. soon began using the gained land from the war to spread its territory. The spread of democracy was the true goal of the U.S. and they had finally found

The Spanish-American War was a conflict, primarily between Spain and the United States, which lasted from April 21st, 1898 to August 13th, 1898. The issue over which the war was waged was the independence of the Caribbean island of Cuba. Cuba had been attempting to gain independence from Spain since 1868, in the Ten Years’ War, but this longing for freedom was enflamed in the late 1890’s due to poor treatment of Cuba from Spain. When Cuba revolted again, America came to its aid, fighting Spain more

The War of 1898, also known as the Spanish-American-Cuban War, was a three year long battle for Cuba’s independence from Spain. Before the Cubans could, most likely, win the battle on their own terms, America swooped in and took on Spain with only four months in the war remaining. But America saw another problem after the war with Cubans ruling themselves. So America created the Platt Amendment and inserted them in Cuba’s constitution, saying that it was purely for Cuba’s safety against civil struggles