Why was Britain the only country to support the UsA during the Spanish-American War?

Answer 1

You know there are some amazing parallels between the Spanish-American War and the current conflict in Iraq. The sinking of the USS Maine was not only not an act of war by our enemies, the fact that President McKinley told R. Hurst the newspaper magnate that if he(Hurst) will provide the pictures then McKinley would provide the war. It was a setup from the beginning. McKinley was never anything but a pawn of Marcus Hanna and Hurst, among others. Much like the republican Party of today, the Presidency was controlled by business interests. This may be why the rest of the world (except G.B.) was against the U.S. at that time. Shockingly, who are our allies now?

Answer 2

Steelbunz your wrong R Hearst told Fredric Remington his illustrator in Cuba You supply the Pictures I'll supply the War.

McKinley was against the war. The young Turks who had been to young to fight in the Civil War wanted war with Spain over Cuba.

Britain supported us because the Brits wanted the Caribbean area for it's self and they saw Americans as an off shot of England and the one most likely and best qualified to take it's place along side the British in world domination.

The other nations of the world were against it because 1 The United States was seen as a bully. 2 Spain would have given up it's overseas possessions without a fight.

The Maine was a catalyst to the war but not a direct cause in that the US had had it's eye on Cuba for about 65 Years and had been in secret talks off and on over Cuba with Spain since that time.

Answer 3

Apart from Vietnam, G;Britain has always supported the U.S.