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a.strengthened pride among Among American colonist about being part of the new colony of Ohio in territory acquired from France
The Cuban War of Independence<span> (</span>Spanish<span>: </span>Guerra de Independencia cubana<span>, 1895–98) was the last of three liberation wars that </span>Cuba<span> fought against </span>Spain<span>, the other two being the </span>Ten Years' War<span> (1868–1878) and the </span>Little War<span> (1879–1880). The final three months of the conflict escalated to become the </span>Spanish–American War<span>, with United States forces being deployed in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the </span>Philippine Islands<span> against Spain. Historians disagree as to the extent that United States officials were motivated to intervene for humanitarian reasons but agree that </span>yellow journalism exaggerated atrocities attributed to Spanish forces against Cuban civilians.
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They were in peace negotiations with Japan and weren't expecting it.