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The United States Declares War on Spain, 1898

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An eyewitness account of President McKinley's dilemma

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Modern History Sourcebook: Rudyard Kipling, The White Man's Burden, 1899

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With the Treaty of Paris in 1898, Spain cedes Guam, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines to the US. Rudyard Kipling’s poem “White Man’s Burden” encourages the US to “civilize the savages.”

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Erin Collins's List: White Man's Burden

The United States Declares War on Spain, 1898

Library of Congress/Spanish American War Introduction

Modern History Sourcebook: Rudyard Kipling, The White Man's Burden, 1899

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