What Are The Causes Of The Spanish American War

The Spanish American war began on February 10th of 1898, when an unknown bomb had sunk the USS battleship in the Havana Harbor. The reason for The Spanish American war was because Cubans were being treated as slaves. Many Cubans were dying of starvation. Cuba wanted to be a individual nation separated from Spain. President William Mckinley, was who had asked congress to call out war on Spain and even though that was not what he had in mind, which was to start a war, he still proceeded anyways. President Mckinley felt like he had to initiate the war for being called a weak president and not going against Spain. In April 20th of 1898, Congress had given President Mckinley feedback, telling him to sign an agreement that the U.S could not annex Cuba. The agreement he had signed was called The Teller Amendment. This agreement had caused a war between the United States and Spain. Spain was in no position ready for war against the United states; but had no other choice and still did.

The United States went along, agreeing for war against Spain the following day. On May 1st of the year 1898, during the first battle of the Spanish American war, the U.S ruined the group of ships in the Manila Bay. Four hundred sailors were killed and many americans were injured. On July 1st of 1898, the United States forced an attack on Spain in the Southern Coast of Cuba. The U.S. and Spain both came to an agreement to stop fighting on July 17th of 1898. They both signed an agreement to “cease-fire”. The war between the U.S. and Spain was over but not