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The Spanish-American War fought in 1898 and World War I fought in 1914 helped recognize the US as a powerful nation. In the Spanish-American War, the US fought Spain in Cuba over the territories of Cuba and the Philippines. In World War I, the Triple alliance fo ....

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.... Camps - Refused to give them independence - The DeLome Letter - Sinking of the Maine - Yellow Journalism When Spain slaughtered Cubans in the Concentration Camps many Americans were outraged. Cuba had begun to declare independence from Spain so they were placed in these camps. Support for Cubans cause of independence affected “deep historical roots” in the US which became the main cause for war. In World War I, problems developed when the following happened: - Germany violated the Sussex Pledge - Arthur Zimmerman wrote a note of alliance to Mexico - Germany sank the Lusitania Other problems developed with nationalism and military ex ....