BRAINLIST RIGHT ANSWER People who try to cover the cloven hoof of empire with the
petticoats of "Expansion" are as careless of the dictionary
as of the constitution. The Philippines do not mean
expansion. It does not expand the fire of freedom to pour
water on it. ... Expansion is enlargement in kind. If the ex-
Spanish colonies applied for admission to this republic and
we accepted them, that would be expansion.
-Charles F. Lummis, editorial in the Land of Sunshine
What does the opinion in this excerpt represent?
O A. Concern regarding an entanglement in foreign affairs during the
Cuban Revolution
B. Debate regarding U. S. aims and territorial gains in the Spanish-
American War
C. Contention regarding the abandonment of neutrality during World
War
O D. Fear regarding the spread of Socialism as a result of the Russian

Hey There!! The correct answer is B: Debate regarding U.S aims and territorial gains in the Spanish war. Because The Spanish-American War had its origins in the rebellion against Spanish rule that began in Cuba in 1895. The repressive measures that Spain took to suppress the guerrilla war, such as herding Cuba’s rural population into disease-ridden garrison towns, were graphically portrayed in U.S. newspapers and enflamed public opinion. In January 1898, violence in Havana led U.S. authorities to order the battleship USS Maine to the city’s port to protect American citizens. On February 15, a massive explosion of unknown origin sank the Maine in Havana harbor, killing 260 of the 400 American crewmembers aboard. An official U.S. Naval Court of Inquiry ruled in March, without much evidence, that the ship was blown up by a mine, but it did not directly place the blame on Spain. Much of Congress and a majority of the American public expressed little doubt that Spain was responsible, however, and called for a declaration of war. Thus, for answer B:

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