When the Spanish-American War was declared, thousands of U.S. volunteers ... Approximately 50,000 U.S. troops were stationed in Cuba at the conclusion of the war. U.S. officials focused on ...

His goal was to prepare for what he called “the necessary war” against Spanish ... As a result, Cuba transitioned from a Spanish colony to an American protectorate, shattering the long-held ...

Before the Spanish-American War began, drawings depicting Spain as evil, Cuba as innocent, and President McKinley as a coward, helped rally sympathy for the Cuban people and fuel a pro-war feeling ...

The Visual and Popular Cultures of the Spanish-American War of 1898.” “Or it could also have been a Cuban insurrectionist who was eager to compel the U.S. to intervene militarily.” ...