Spanish American War Analysis

1. To spread or protect American value and moral beliefs best applies to the Spanish-American War because U.S. citizens thought the Spanish were the ones responsible for sinking the battleship USS Maine. The citizens felt the need to encourage the Congress to declare war on Spain in order to protect pour interests. We felt that Cubans lacked freedom from the Spanish government because Cuba was not an independent country, yet. The U.S. saw the need to assistance Cuban people that were still suffering from the reconcentration camps.

2. United States was justified in sending troops to Cuba and the Philippines to fight against Spain. This was reasonable because the U.S. citizens felt that Spain was responsible for the explosion of the USS Maine