America Becomes a World Power Chapter 22.  Why did America go to war with Spain?  Cuba and Puerto Rico are the only remaining pieces of the Spanish.

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America Becomes a World Power Chapter 22

 Why did America go to war with Spain?  Cuba and Puerto Rico are the only remaining pieces of the Spanish empire in North America  Many American citizens live in Cuba  Sugar Cane Industry  McKinley offers to buy Cuba  U.S.S. Maine to Havana

 February 15 th, 1898  260 sailors killed  Newspapers blame the Spanish

 Fleet of U.S. ships are sent to the Spanish controlled Phillipines  U.S. will attack the Phillipines if fighting with Spain breaks out in Cuba  While the Spanish want to avoid war, Americans want a fight  “Remember the Maine, to hell with Spain”  After America ignores Spain’s intention to stop fighting in Cuba, Spain declares war on America and Congress declares war on Spain