Which Statement About the Spanish-American War Is True

question 85

Multiple Choice

Which statement about the Spanish-American War is true?

• A) The war lasted only four months and resulted in fewer than 400 U.S. battle casualties.
• B) Congress indicated that it was going to war to annex Cuba.
• C) The war came as little surprise given the fact that William McKinley campaigned in 1896 on a platform favoring imperial expansion.
• D) Admiral Dewey secured Manila Bay by defeating the Spanish in a bloody three-day battle.
• E) The treaty that ended the war granted U.S. citizenship to the peoples of the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam.

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