Compared to the Civil War, in which tens of thousands were often killed in a single day, these casualties seemed insignificant. "It's been a splendid little war," the ambassador to England wrote to his friend, Teddy Roosevelt.
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The Spanish–American War was an armed military conflict between Spain and the United States that took place between April and August 1898, over the issues of the liberation of Cuba. The war began af...
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Spain sued for peace in late July. Ambassador John Hay, writing from London to Theodore Roosevelt, declared that from start to finish it had been "a splendid little war."
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It has been a splendid little war; begun with the highest motives, carried on with magnificent intelligence and spirit, favored by that fortune which loves the brave. ... According to Frank Freidel’s book, The Splendid Little War, the war was splendid to most of the United States population who had been removed from...
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"A SPLENDID LITTLE WAR" ... I. Spanish-American War: 1898 ... Spain surrendered abruptly, ceding Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines to the U.S., and granting Cuba her independence. To the Secretary of State John Hay it had been a "Splendid Little War."
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American Revolution question: Why was the Spanish American War called a splendid little war? It was called a Splendid Little War because when the USS Maine was destroyed the US went to war with Spain. ... It was called a Splendid Little War because when the USS Maine was destroyed the US went to war with Spain.
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The US took the Philippines in 1899 - part of what its then Secretary of State, John Hay, called 'a splendid little war'. The previous regime (in this case, Spanish-run) was quickly vanquished, with the shock and awe of superior weaponry.
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