1. Negative cohesion - to unite France againt a common enemy, as the wars of religion (started in 1574) had created a divide.
2. Spain (Spanish Habsburgs) had been interfering in France by funding the Catholic League in the hopes of maintaining unrest in France so that they would be the ultimate power in Europe.
3. Spain had wanted to install their Spanish Infanta (princess) in France and take over, so war against them was a way of saying no.
How did publisher Williarm Randolph Hearst influence the us government to declare war on Spain
They wanted food
An economic reason for the United States to declare war on Spain in 1898 included protecting US interests in Cuba.
june 16 1779
France and Spain
The event that lead to war was the Spanish sinking of the Maine.
Half correct; declared war on SPAIN. At that time, Cuba was a territory of Spain.
No, the issue was Cuba and Cuban Independence,
They declare war on Spain, who was then controlling Cuba, while Cuba was losing a revolution. Also thanks to yellow journalism, USA got mad, and declared war on Spain.
Germany invaded Poland which made Britain and Spain declare war
The United States declared war on Spain following the sinking of the Battleship Maine in Havana harbor on February 15, 1898. The explosion that sank the USS Maine was blamed on Spain.
The United States declared war on Spain following the sinking of the Battleship Maine in Havana harbor on February 15, 1898. The explosion that sank the USS Maine was blamed on Spain.