Why Did Americans Celebrate the Spanish-American War

Why did Americans celebrate the Spanish-American War?

A) Americans had long wished for a colonial empire that included the Philippines.
B) Americans had harbored deep resentments against Cuba ever since the Mexican-American War.
C) A military victory against the world's most powerful military in the world at the time-Spain-was a source of much national pride.
D) Americans experienced the war as an occasion for national reconciliation between North and South.
E) Americans were eager to punish Spain for its loyalty to the Confederacy during the Civil War.