US President William McKinley and his impact on ending Spanish colonialism in Cuba 1897-1901.

Abstract

President William McKinley sought to regional expansion during his presidency of the United States from 1897 to 1901, as a way to motivate the domestic economy and increase America's international standing and its emergence as a global power. President McKinley's expansionist foreign policy emphasized that it was directly linked to the economic markets and prosperity of the United States, and not, as is commonly believed that it has a moral duty to help Cuban revolutionaries to get rid of Spanish domination. This foreign policy was designed to achieve economic growth, which conflicted with what many believed were the foundations or bases of the United States Constitution and the laws of seclusion, which was the belief that no person should be ruled by another person without consent. But after the United States of America gained its independence in 1783, the government departments in the United States relied on the principle of isolation from the outside world, and not expanding outside their country borders. But when McKinley assumed the American presidency, he thought about colonialism and breaking from the principle of international isolation, and despite the opposition of the anti-imperialist movement and members of McKinley's party to his expansionist plans, the president believed that he must obtain unconditional support from the American people to achieve his expansionist goals. Soon, with his political acumen, he was able to exploit the liberation movements and international circumstances that the American continent pass through. He was able to rally American public opinion behind him. Public pressure on Congress led to military intervention to invade and control Cuba in 1798, serving as a starting point for American hegemony over other countries.