The Spanish-American War: The Consequences Of The Spanish American War
The Spanish-American War took place in “the spring and summer of 1898”, throughout the Pacific and Caribbean waters (“Spanish-American War”). The United States went to war with Spain for Cuban independence, yellow journalism in the role of publishing the De Lome letter, and the USS Maine sinking (Murrin 747,748). A consequence of the war was imperialism, that came along with the Treaty of Paris, which gave the United States the Philippines, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and Guatemala (Roberts). Reformation of the U.S. Navy and Army were made because it was not prepared for this war and lost more men to disease and exposure than to the enemy (The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica). There was a group named the American Anti-Imperialist League who
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4,300 American soldiers lost their lives in the war which cost $600 million. About 250,000 civilians and 20,000 Filipino soldiers died. The Treaty of Paris ended the war but conflict did not end. The Platt Amendment was passed, which angered Cubans because it took power away from Cuba and gave it to the U.S. to intervene and make sure Cuba stays independent (“Spanish-American War“). Spain also gave the U.S. Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guatemala, and the Philippines. The U.S. Senate opposed this treaty, but on February 6, 1899, it was approved by one vote. The U.S. became a world power by owning land from the Caribbean to the Pacific. A canal was built by the U.S. in the Isthmus of Panama. This caused to the U.S. Navy to grow stronger and become second place in the fleets of the world war. The U.S. Army also drastically reformed to become better equipped and prepared to fight against exposure or diseases. Then in Spain, the "Generation of 1898" arose, a group of writers and thinkers that gave literary and intellectual prominence to Spain (The Editors of Encyclopædia …show more content…
This significant and brief war caused a new relationship between Cuba and the United States. Cuban independence was the main cause of the war, but other factors like the De Lome letter published with yellow journalism, that may have caused the USS Maine to sink, were other contributing factors to the war. The Anti-Imperialist league arose, along with the imperialist movement during the war. The war ended with the Treaty of Paris and the U.S. annexed lands from Spain, which brought a new change to imperialism and
4,300 American soldiers lost their lives in the war which cost $600 million. About 250,000 civilians and 20,000 Filipino soldiers died. The Treaty of Paris ended the war but conflict did not end. The Platt Amendment was passed, which angered Cubans because it took power away from Cuba and gave it to the U.S. to intervene and make sure Cuba stays independent (“Spanish-American War“). Spain also gave the U.S. Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guatemala, and the Philippines. The U.S. Senate opposed this treaty, but on February 6, 1899, it was approved by one vote. The U.S. became a world power by owning land from the Caribbean to the Pacific. A canal was built by the U.S. in the Isthmus of Panama. This caused to the U.S. Navy to grow stronger and become second place in the fleets of the world war. The U.S. Army also drastically reformed to become better equipped and prepared to fight against exposure or diseases. Then in Spain, the "Generation of 1898" arose, a group of writers and thinkers that gave literary and intellectual prominence to Spain (The Editors of Encyclopædia …show more content…
This significant and brief war caused a new relationship between Cuba and the United States. Cuban independence was the main cause of the war, but other factors like the De Lome letter published with yellow journalism, that may have caused the USS Maine to sink, were other contributing factors to the war. The Anti-Imperialist league arose, along with the imperialist movement during the war. The war ended with the Treaty of Paris and the U.S. annexed lands from Spain, which brought a new change to imperialism and