History of the United States II / Unit 7 USH2 0912 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Road to War
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The idea
McKinley asked Congress for forcible intervention on April eleventh, eighteen ninety-eight; Congress recognised Cuban independence and authorised force, and declared war on April twenty-fifth.
In practice
The Teller Amendment promising the United States would not annex Cuba.
Where people slip
Three dates, three acts: the war message, the resolution, the declaration. The Teller Amendment appeased those who opposed expansion.
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