The Spanish American War :: American America History

The Spanish American WarHi Im doing my tarradiddle on the Spanish American War. In the following pages I leave be giving information on how and why the warfare started, major battles, and the results of the war. I will also include stories from people on the battlewagon Maine.Introduction The Spanish American War marked the emergence of the united States of America as a world power. The war which lasted only 10 weeks between April and August of 1898 took place over the liberation of Cuba. In the get over of the war the U.S. won Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippine Islands. A large aspect to the begining of the war was the explosion and sinking of the Maine on February 15 1898 at 930 PM in Havana Harbor. 260 American naval soulfulnessnel where killed or wounded. The USS Maine was the second second class battle ship constructed for the U.S. Navy. It took close cabaret years to complete three year took waiting for armor. The USS Maine was at the age the largest ship to be bui lt in a U.S. Navy yard. The USS Maine arrived in the Havana harbor in Cuba on Jan. 24 of 1898. The USS Manie was sent to Cuba in response to a small protest by Spanish officers. The ship was under the command of Captian Charles Sigsbee.When the Manie sank there where 2 separate explosions ammunition continuted to offset for hours after the blast. Some people say that the Maine was torpedoed or blown up with under water explosives by the Spanish Navy, differents say that the 896 ton power coal bunker exploded but most people at the time verbalize that the ship was torpedoed and blamed Spain for the sinking of the ship. After the mishap an official court of inquiry was held to determine the cause of the blast. The Navy said that the ship was sunk by a water mine, but say that it could not fix responsibility on any single person or persons.Declaration of war At the time of the sinking of the Maine U.S. president William Mckinley was in office. Pres. Mckinley had hoped to avoid g oing to war with Spain but along with thousands of other Americans was swept up in the feeling to support war. In 1898 Pres. mckinley asked to keep back war on Spain.The war begins At the begining of the war there were almost 200,000 Spanish troops located in Cuba.