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Which Statement About the Spanish-American War Is True

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Which statement about the Spanish-American War is true?


A) The war lasted only four months and resulted in fewer than 400 U.S. battle casualties.
B) Congress indicated that it was going to war to annex Cuba.
C) The war came as little surprise given the fact that William McKinley campaigned in 1896 on a platform favoring imperial expansion.
D) Admiral Dewey secured Manila Bay by defeating the Spanish in a bloody three-day battle.
E) The treaty that ended the war granted U.S. citizenship to the peoples of the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam.

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