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The Effect Of The Spanish-American War On Terror

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Since the Spanish-American war, the U.S. has adopted the notion that it is the “guardian of freedom” and will defend the concepts of democracy and Christian morality, worldwide. This assumption of power over lesser countries saw its birth in the Spanish-American War, It was disastrously applied to combating communism in Korea and Vietnam, and is one of the platforms of the War on Terror. To implement this strategy the public must be persuaded that sending troops overseas is the only thing that can be done. News is made interesting by showing carnage, and the oppression of people by despotic powers, sowing sympathy and spreading fear and hate. The U.S. also makes every effort to assert that it is doing the “right” thing by sending troops to areas of the world that pose no immediate threat to them. By the time the U.S. is ready to put boots on the ground, it has the backing of the majority of the public. …show more content…

A steady stream of images depicting the Spanish as monsters and the Cuban people as damsels in distress, flooded newspapers. (Insert The War Must be ended here) Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst battled for subscribers by embellishing stories of Spanish led atrocities. This led to the increased sympathy of the American people for the abused Cubans. With the sinking of the Maine on February 15th, 1898, the New York Journal blamed the Spanish without evidence, “Remember the Maine! To hell with Spain!” became the motto. Newspapers unrelentingly continued to excite the masses with thoughts of war with Spain and the American public cried out for

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