Spanish-American War

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"WHAT WERE THE CAUSES OF THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR?

The Spanish-American War was basically a movement designed to test the Imperialist powers of Europe and the effect those powers would have if they tried to claim authority over nations on the North and South American continents. History books record the 1898 conflict as a war between Spain and the United States which was caused by demands from Cuban patriots who wanted to be independent from Spanish rule. In fact, there were many reasons the all acted together to create the conflict (Omicinski, 1998, ARC).

The United States had just 30 some years before undergone the Civil War and a painful reconstruction and was trying to unify itself as a nation. In the meantime, Spain, whose naval.."

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