Describe some of the pros and cons of how the spanish-american war contributed to the rise of the united states as a world power.
Explanation:
PROS:
*Reasonable chance of success - Only about 3,000 US soldiers died during the war, which is a low number(spanamwar). Total size of US army was about 248,000 soldiers and volunteers. Spanish casualties were around 60,000.
*Waged by a legitimate authority - one of the few times war was actually declared using the correct process.
Goal of reestablishing peace - the Treaty of Paris was signed in 1898.
The US thought that the Spanish blew up the USS Maine.
CONS:
America annexed Hawaii
The US army was not ready to fight in the war. They were understaffed and lacked the skill required to fight.
