Why did the United States fight the Spanish-American War?
What will be an ideal response?
The Spanish-American war gave the United States an opportunity to acquire colonies and begin establishing an empire. By forcing Spain out of Cuba, the United States began to exert its influence in the Caribbean. Additionally, by attacking the Spanish Navy in the Philippines, the United States was able to eventually take the Philippines as a colony for itself.
There were other, more immediate factors that pushed President McKinley into war with Spain, including the yellow press that published stories and images of Spanish atrocities against Cubans and attacked McKinley's character, and the sinking of the Maine, which the press blamed on the Spanish.
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