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Nearing The End of Empire: The Spanish-American War
University of West Florida Libraries
Student Scholar Symposium & Faculty Research Showcase (University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida, 04/20/2023)
04/20/2023
Abstract
The Spanish-American War was a conflict that had a multitude of factors influencing both sides of the conflict. The United States of America was drawn into an intervention by
Cuban rebels fighting for their revolution for various reasons. The American Yellow Press, a recent development centered on the influential New York Journal and New York World,
brought constant attention to the plight of the Cuban Freedom Fighters and the atrocities of “Butcher” Weyler. The humanitarian interests brought about by the papers were married to American Imperialistic, geopolitical desires to secure Cuba and Puerto Rico, their ports, and their strategic positioning in the Caribbean for a budding American New World Hegemony. Spain fought due to a desire to maintain her remaining New World colonies, protect her martial and national honor, and be in the unenviable position of being unable to back down due to internal pressures. The war and its influencing factors impacted Spanish colonialism in her remaining African colonies by informing her decisions and approach to maintaining her empire in the half-century that followed.
Details
- Title
- Nearing The End of Empire: The Spanish-American War
- Resource Type
- Poster
- Event
- Student Scholar Symposium & Faculty Research Showcase (University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida, 04/20/2023)
- Contributors
- Erin W Stone (Faculty Mentor) - University of West Florida, History and Philosophy
- Publisher
- University of West Florida Libraries; Argo Scholar Commons
- Format
- pdf
- Copyright
- Permission granted to the University of West Florida Libraries by the author to digitize and/or display this information for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires the permission of the copyright holder.
- Identifiers
- 99380475896006600
- Academic Unit
- 2023 Student Scholars Symposium and Faculty Research Showcase; College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities; History and Philosophy; Office of Undergraduate Research
- Language
- English