William McKinley: Difference between revisions
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imported>StarWarsBootlegToys The idea that McKinley's government deliberately blew up the USS Maine is a bogus conspiracy theory promoted by Cuba's communist government. It is far more likely that the USS Maine explosion was caused by a coal bunker fire. This was an issue of battleships of the era and multiple investigations have asserted this to be the cause. |
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== Villainy == | == Villainy == | ||
* When Spain was in control of Cuba, McKinley claimed he wanted it to be independent, and so he provided support to Cuban rebels. While this was arguably morally justifiable, in 1898 McKinley sent a battleship, the ''USS Maine'', to Cuba, where it mysteriously exploded, allowing McKinley to declare war on Spain and | * When Spain was in control of Cuba, McKinley claimed he wanted it to be independent, and so he provided support to Cuban rebels. While this was arguably morally justifiable, in 1898 McKinley sent a battleship, the ''USS Maine'', to Cuba, where it mysteriously exploded, allowing McKinley to declare war on Spain and invade Cuba. | ||
* To make matters worse, although claiming to want independence for the Cuban people, after McKinley defeated the Spanish in Cuba, he essentially annexed it, leaving it under the control of the army instead of granting the independence he promised. | * To make matters worse, although claiming to want independence for the Cuban people, after McKinley defeated the Spanish in Cuba, he essentially annexed it, leaving it under the control of the army instead of granting the independence he promised. | ||
* After the successful takeover of Cuba, McKinley sent troops to Hawaii in order to assist in the overthrow of the Hawaiian government, allowing him to unlawfully annex Hawaii which, unlike Cuba, became a U.S. state | * After the successful takeover of Cuba, McKinley sent troops to Hawaii in order to assist in the overthrow of the Hawaiian government, allowing him to unlawfully annex Hawaii which, unlike Cuba, became a U.S. state | ||