What was the Spanish American War?
The Spanish American War was a war in 1898 between the U.S.A., Cuba, and at the time, super power Spain. Cuba was a close neighbor to the U.S.A and revolted against Spain. Now, Spain had controlled Cuba as a territory, like Great Britan controlled the 13 colonies. Cuba wanted independence from Spain, Cuba revolted in a Revolutionary War. In our world today, America helps out other countries all the time. But, back then, we were the little guys, the underdog, etc. So what were our policies?