Cause of Spanish American War
The Spanish American War
The Spanish American War of 1898 was a turning point for United States foreign policy because it established us as a world power by becoming a Imperialistic nation. Although the United States had been debating about Imperialism for a period of time and had many rationales for it including Darwinism, Strategic reasons, and economical reasons, it kept an isolationism policy, except in trading and international affairs. We kept this policy until the …
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…an Isolationism policy except for International trade when it came to dealing with other countries. However, by trying to control and protect trade in the Western Hemisphere the United States got itself involved in the Spanish American war, in which by winning, and the ratification of the Treaty of Paris, caused us to claim lots of land and forcing us to become a Imperialistic nation and a world power whether we planed it or not.
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