President McKinley tried to avoid a war with Spain. He even sent an ultimatum to Spain, threatening them to get out of Cuba. Spain agreed, so McKinley addressed Congress telling them that we needed to start taking the steps to end the Cuban conflict. Unfortunately, the war urges of Congress members and the American people led to the United States declaring war on Spain on April 11, 1898. The war raging on in Cuba seems like there will be no victory on either side. McKinley felt that the United States' only options were to intervene as an impartial neutral or to become an active ally on either side. The United States has a right to intervene in the war due to the serious damage the war has created for our trade, commerce, and business from the destruction of the island.
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