At the turn of the 20th Century, the United States was on the rise.
Spain was the last remaining European power in the Western Hemisphere and the US was eager to prove it was top dog.
So, it went to war to kick Spain out of the Western Hemisphere.
It was very much looking for an excuse to fight Spain.
Nope!! most historians have a bias, causing them to write history the way they saw it, often adding in their own opinions. for example, bartolome de las casas wrote about columbus, and was obviously against what he did.
