Why was the Spanish-American War called a "splendid little war"? Why/How were we able to win so easily? What did the USA "get" from winning?

1. The Spanish-American war was called "splendid little war" because it was brief, only being 10 weeks long and had a low amount of casualties but 2000 American soldier died.

2. There was tension in Cuba before the war, the poor was put into concentration camps and suspected rebels were being executed.

3. The US "gained" the islands Puerto Rico, Philippines and Guam also the US annaxed Hawaii.

#2 the answer is d

#3 the answer is a

#4 the answer is b