The Spanish-American War The Spanish-American War had a good many causes. The stated U.S. cause for war with Spain was the Cuban struggle for independence, American Imperialism was also another factor and the sinking of the Maine was a big factor as well. The war grew out the Cuban struggle for independence from Spain; the brutality with which Spain put down Cuban demands for independence made Americans both sympathetic and angry on the part …showed first 75 words of 508 total…

…showed last 75 words of 508 total… the U.S. The signing of this treaty affectivity ended the Spanish colonial empire and made the U.S. a world power. The Spanish-American War did a number of other things as well, it showed the U.S. the importance of having a two-ocean navy, and it also helped speed up the constriction of the Panama Canal. The war also help give notoriety to man a man that would later become President; Theodore Roosevelt.