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lemme put it like this..
in April 21, 1898, the United States declared war against Spain The reasons forwar were many, but there were two immediate ones:America's support the ongoing struggle by Cubans and Filipinos against Spanishrule, and the mysterious explosion of the battleship U.S.S. Maine in Havana Harbor
The Cold War shaped American foreign policy and political ideology, impacted the domestic economy and the presidency, and affected the personal lives of Americans creating a climate of expected conformity and normalcy. ... The Cold War was to last almost to the fall of the Iron Curtain and the death of the Soviet Union.
The strategic decision was to try and get on there good side so that no more of there land got taken and also ways so that they knew what was going on and to get inside information. Your welcome. :) Brainliest please?