Question

Why did Americans celebrate the Spanish-American War?

a. Americans were eager to punish Spain for its loyalty to the Confederacy during the Civil War.
b. Americans had long wished for a colonial empire that included the Philippines.
c. A military victory against the most powerful military in the world at the time—Spain—was a source of much national pride.
d. Americans had harbored deep resentments against Cuba ever since the Mexican-American War.
e. Americans experienced the war as an occasion for national reconciliation between North and South.

Answer 1

Answer: The correct answer is : e. Americans experienced the war as an occasion for national reconciliation between North and South.

Explanation: The Spanish-American War brought the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico under U.S. control. In the Insular Cases, the Supreme Court held that the Constitution did not fully apply to the territories acquired by the United States during the Spanish-American War.