LAD/Blog #23: McKinley's War Message


LAD/Blog #23: McKinley’s War Message

McKinley begins his message by saying it is his right to address the issue of the Cuban Revolution, which had been going on for three years. He says that because America is connected with Cuba, they need to take action. He says that previous neutrality regarding Cuban insurrections has only led to losses in trade, annoyance of citizens, and “offended the humane sympathies of our people.” He says that currently because of this predicament, America’s trade was suffering, capital invested in Cuba was lost, and unrest among citizens was high; because of these things someone needed to take action. He says he tried for negotiations with Spain, but they still had too much power. Spain did not want to grant Cuba independence, so McKinley believed the US getting involved was justifiable. Some more reasons for this were that the unjust and inhumanity needed to end, America owed protection to Cuba against oppression, American commerce was hurt, and American peace was also threatened. McKinley then speaks of the Maine, an American ship that was destroyed, demonstrating how terrible the situation in Cuba was, and how they needed to get involved. Finally, he says that if his decision is successful, his aspirations will be realized, but if it fails, he would be justified.

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 William McKinley


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Cuban Missile Crisis (synthesis)
The building of missile sites in Cuba posed a problem to America. Just like McKinley's War Message states, America was suffering problems due to the issues arising in Cuba, so it was necessary to take action (which was seen in the Cuban Missile Crisis by the blockade).

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