Cause of the Spanish American War

Page 1 The Spanish-American War was a short conflict that only spanned over a 4 month time period. The war accomplished its goal of helping the Cuban people break away from Spain’s ruling fist, but more importantly gaining new territories to fulfill America’s business interests. Speculations from political figures promised this war would bring a boost in the economy and rise in American industry. The war also established the United States as world power with …

…a strong international political influence. Senator Thurston of Nebraska said before the war: "War with Spain would increase the business and earnings of every American railroad, it would increase the output of every American factory, it would stimulate every branch of industry and domestic commerce." All of these predictions, indeed, turned out to be results of the Spanish-American War. The United States, both as a nation and as a people, prospered tremendously from this war.