was the spanish american war a good or bad
The Spanish-American War of 1898, lasted about 5 months.
In 1898.
because Spain was more powerful than us
No, Spain had no relevance to Texas after 1821.
No, the US went to war with Mexico.
William McKinley
President McKinley.
For Cuban independence and because of the USS Maine.
America reacted to Spanish ruling in Cuba, and took control over Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippines
Yes, the root cause of the war was the quest for Cuban Independence.
No, the US was interested in Cuban Independence.
It was a letter by Don Enrique Duprey de Lome, the Spanish Ambassador, for the US to the Spainsh foreign minister of Spain. Intercepted by Cuban revolutionaries and given to Hearst newspapers it helped spark the war with Spain over Cuba. McKinley criticized the letter as weak and for gaining favor. It was published Feb. 9, 1898 and McKinley asked Congress to declare war two months later on April 11, 1898. He had public support to go to war because of the letter.