THESIS : “ The United States didn’t want to get involved in the Spanish-American War, but was dragged into it due to yellow journalism, they wanted to control the seas, and wanted complete control over Cuba.” The Spanish-American War - “The Splendid Little War” Pia DeAngelis Mr. Fishman Period 7 For 113 days during the summer of 1898, the United States was at war with Spain. Neither the president of the United States, nor his cabinet, nor the the …showed first 75 words of 5873 total…

…showed last 75 words of 5873 total…of Washington : O’Toole, G. J. A., The Spanish War. New York/London : W.W. Norton & Company, 1984. Telegram sent to Dewey in Hong Kong : Bachrach, Deborah, The Spanish-American War. San Diego: America’s Wars, 1991. One Cuban nationalist, Rafael de Eslava, described Cuba at the time of the rebellion in 1895: Bachrach, Deborah, The Spanish-American War. San Diego: America’s Wars, 1991. Spanish officier upon Cervera’s ship : Bachrach, Deborah, The Spanish-American War. San Diego: America’s Wars, 1991.