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Who was an influential American in the lead up to the Spanish American War?
Who was an influential American in the lead up to the Spanish American War? How did he influence the decision to go to war?
I would say Teddy Roosevelt. The Spanish American War was not a war that then President William McKinley really wanted to get involved in. He was pressured to enter the war by companies that worked in industries that involved Cuba (sugar cane). He was also pressured by the WASPs of the US, because of some hearty rhetoric coming from Pulitzer and Hearst (New York paper syndicates). Once the USS Maine was sunk, or sank (no one really knows how she went down, she was sent in to guard American interests in Cuba during an uprising) McKinley had no choice but to take action. Cuba was barracaded and Spain declared war on the US, who in turn declared war on them retroactive to the blockade.
Teddy Roosevelt was another man who put pressure on the President to declare war on Spain and annexx Cuba, the Phillipines, and Guam. He believed that if the US secured these areas, it would give us great global positioning, so that we could have a naval presence in the world. Once the war broke out the US had only a small standing army. Roosevelt was very influential in churning out volunteers, and is crediting in creating the "Rough Riders" who were an all volunteer unit that ripped through Cuba. I believe the popularity he gained during this conflict ultimately lead to him becoming President.