Because the United States acquired the territories of Puerto Rico, Cuba, GUAM and the Philippines.
In a letter to Theodore Roosevelt he termed it "A Splendid Little War".
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It was called a Splendid Little War.
John Hay, the US ambassador to England referred to the war as a "splendid little war" in comparison to the US Civil War in his letter to Teddy Roosevelt.
A "splendid little war"
John Hay, the US ambassador to England referred to the war as a "splendid little war" in comparison to the US Civil War in his letter to Teddy Roosevelt.
It is often termed a splendid little war.
It was called a splendid little war.
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John Hay, The US. Ambassador To Great Britain, called it "A Splendid Little War" and then became the Secretary of State.
Emlen T. Littel died in 1891.