The Americans blamed the Spanish for sinking their ship "The USS Maine." They claimed that this violated the Monroe Doctrine, which had stated that we had the right to regulate trade in all of north and south America. The newspapers all claimed that it was the fault of Spain, but we now know that the U.S. sinked its own ship in order to give cause for a war.
Friday, January 18, 2008
US IMPERIALISM - Example 2
The Americans blamed the Spanish for sinking their ship "The USS Maine." They claimed that this violated the Monroe Doctrine, which had stated that we had the right to regulate trade in all of north and south America. The newspapers all claimed that it was the fault of Spain, but we now know that the U.S. sinked its own ship in order to give cause for a war.
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