D. because they were trying to separate from the south
The Spanish–American War <span>was a conflict fought between </span>Spain<span> and the </span>United States<span> in 1898. Hostilities began in the aftermath of the internal explosion of the </span><span>USS Maine</span><span> in </span>Havana harbor<span> in Cuba leading to United States intervention in the </span>Cuban War of Independence<span>. American acquisition of Spain's </span>Pacific possessions<span> led to its involvement in the </span>Philippine Revolution<span> and ultimately in the </span>Philippine–American War. <span>Revolts had been occurring for some years in Cuba against Spanish rule. The U.S. later backed these revolts upon entering the Spanish–American War. There had been war scares before, as in the </span>Virginius Affair<span> in 1873. In the late 1890s, U.S. public opinion was agitated by anti-Spanish propaganda led by newspaper publishers such as </span>Joseph Pulitzer<span> and </span>William Randolph Hearst<span> which used </span>yellow journalism to call for war. The business community across the United States had just recovered from a deep depression, and feared that a war would reverse the gains. They lobbied vigorously against going to war. T<span>he </span>United States Navy<span> battleship </span>Maine<span> was mysteriously sunk in </span>Havana harbor<span>; political pressures from the </span>Democratic Party<span> pushed the administration of </span>Republican<span> President </span>William McKinley into a war that he had wished to avoid. <span>Spain promised time and time again that it would reform, but never delivered. The United States sent an ultimatum to Spain demanding that it surrender control of Cuba. First Madrid declared war, and Washington then followed suit.</span>
Socialism - means of production owned by the people and the government for the welfare of society
Socialism is actually a middle term between the free market and the communism. The State has a lot of power and is supposed to use it to redistribute the wealth among the people.
Capitalism - small percentage of private individuals have ownership over means of production
It generally is like that in our world, but it doesn't necessarily need to be true. Capitalism is a system that is all about free trade and anyone can produce and sell their services or products. Generally, there is always someone who gets big enough to employ thousands of people, but it isn't necessarily a bad thing. Even though many of the means of production might end up owned by few people, generally speaking, capitalism made the world richer and more technologically evolved.
Utopianism - Ideal society in which everyone is treated fairly and taken care of
The word Utopia was first used by Sir Thomas More in his book Utopia (1516). By definition, a utopia would be "an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect.
