1. America ComparedV Imperialism Holly Hampton History 141

3. It was not always in ill-repute.

4. In Britain in the 1880’s and 1890’s, Chamberlain and Rosebery were proud o call themselves imperialists.

5. Imperial was a practice; colonialism was a state of mind.

6. Behind imperialism are many strands of thought which were drawn together near the end of the nineteenth century to provide a rational for expensive policies.

8. In January 1898 the U.S. battleship Main was sent to Cuba on a courtesy visit and on February 15th destroyed by a mysterious explosion killing 262 men.

9. On April 11th President McKinley declared that Spain's responses were inadequate.

10. Spain declared war on the 24th.

11. The first major battle of the war was aught in Manila Bay.