An Unwanted War: The Diplomacy of the United States and Spain over Cuba, 1895-1898

2017/10/02 by John L. Offner · 1 citation
Social Sciences · #Cuban History and Society

paper · doi:10.1163/2468-1733_shafr_sim040130024

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Abstract

Offner clarifies the complex relations of the United States, Spain, and Cuba leading up to the Spanish-American War and contends that the war was not wanted by any of the parties but was nonetheless unavoidable. He shows that a final round of peace negotiations failed in large part because internal political constraints limited diplomatic flexibility.

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