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Historically the federal Government reduced their military size, the naval ship force and the Presidential Cabinets often failed to improve on fighting implements, methods to feed the troops and health care for the troops. It was not just the surprise of the war in 1898, the depression they had suffered contributed to the problem and they simply did not have the defensive or even an offensive military force that was needed to conduct a war. The United States learned after WWII not drastically cut back the armed forces. They did cut them back after Viet Nam but by then there were newer breakthroughs in the way we could conduct war and we could use less warriors for a short term war. It was a different story for long term wars. I have added the political reason for the war below which came from the Enclyclopedia Britiannica so I don't have to explain that part too.http://www.answers.com/ > http://www.answers.com/main/what_content.jsp> http://www.answers.com/main/reference.jsp> http://www.answers.com/library/Britannica+Concise+Encyclopedia-cid-101481
Spanish-American War
(1898) Conflict between the U.S. and Spain that ended Spanish colonial rule in the New World. The war originated in Cuba's struggle for independence. The newspapers of william-randolph-hearstfanned U.S. sympathy for the rebels, which increased after the unexplained destruction of the U.S. warship maine-destruction-of-theon Feb. 15, 1898. Congress passed resolutions declaring Cuba's right to independence and demanding that Spain withdraw its armed forces. Spain declared war on the U.S. on April 24. Commo. george-deweyled the naval squadron that defeated the Spanish fleet in the Philippines (see Battle of battle-of-manila-bay-1898) on May 1, and Gen.William Shafter led regular troops and volunteers (including future U.S. president theodore-rooseveltand his rough-riders) in the destruction of Spain's Caribbean Sea fleet near Santiago, Cuba (July 17). In the Treaty of Paris (December 10), Spain renounced all claim to Cuba and ceded Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines to the U.S., marking the U.S.'s emergence as a world power.
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What year did the Spanish American War take place in?
The Spanish American War took place in 1898.
what was the American and Cuban war?
Spanish American war 1898
In which year did the Spanish-American War occur?
The United States declared war on Spain on April 15, 1898. This was done in reaction to the sinking of the Battleship Maine on February 15, 1898 and effectively began the Spanish-American War.
Spanish American War took place in the year 1905?
False it was in 1898.
What war ended with the Treaty of Paris of 1898?
Spanish-American War
When was the Spanish-American War?
In 1898.In 1898.April to August of 1898.
What war did the US fight in 1898?
Spanish-American War, lasted about 6 months, in 1898.
What year did the Spanish American War take place in?
The Spanish American War took place in 1898.
Wounded in the spanish war?
The Spanish Civil War of 1936 or the Spanish-American War of 1898?
What year did the Spanish American War take place?
1898
What year did the Spanish American War break out?
the Spanish American War started in 1898
When was the first Spanish-American War?
In 1898.
what was the American and Cuban war?
Spanish American war 1898
When was Spanish-American War?
The Spanish American War began when Spain declared war on the USA on 24 April 1898, and ended on 10 December 1898 with the Treaty of Paris.
In which year did the Spanish-American War occur?
The United States declared war on Spain on April 15, 1898. This was done in reaction to the sinking of the Battleship Maine on February 15, 1898 and effectively began the Spanish-American War.
What are the dates for the Spanish American War?
From 25 April 1898 to 12 August 1898.
Spanish American War took place in the year 1905?
False it was in 1898.
