As the end of the 1800s came to a end there was a conflict starting between two great countries. The war that will later be called "The Spanish-American War" was on the verge of beginning.
There were several reason/causes that this war took place. One of them was the struggle for Cuba Independence. The Spanish had control of the island and were terriozing the natives there. They were making them learn there life and language. If you didn't agree you were held captive. The United States on the other hand did not care for this at all. After while the Spanish changed the way they treated them, and had Cuba revolt. United States wasn't very happy, so they put bad letters into the Newspaper about Spain.
When we thought we were done with Spain another uprising occured. The well known ship called the USS Maine was set out to stop the uprising. When Maine went to fire, a explosion underneath the hull caused it to explode. This all happened after only 11 days of the Cuban Revolt. Stories are that the uprising occured due to some Spanish Officers who were offended. No one really knows why USS Maine blew up, but a lot of people turned to Spain blaiming them. After this happened President Mckinley asked for $50 million for defense. The sinking of the Maine is what people believed really sparked this war.
A few days later after the sinking of this magnificent ship. Spain delcared war on our great country, The United States of America. What is pretty cool is that there were people all over Iowa that took part in the war. When the war was over, The United States won and Cuba, and the Phillipines were ours.
Personally I think this war wasn't really necessary. I mean you could of just got out, or didn't even get into it, but nope. We decided to fight one of the shortest wars in history!
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