What were the causes and effects to the Spanish-American war?
Causes: The USA had been waiting for the appropriate moment to intervene in Cuba to seize new territories outside of their country. When they realized that the Cuban insurgents were close to defeat the Spaniards they intervened in the war to snatch the victory from the Cubans and try to keep Cuba. Imperialistic phase of the USA By the way, it is Cuban - Hispanic - American war. The Cubans had been fighting since 1868 against Spain Effects: The Cubans did not allow to be ruled by the USA, and therefore, the USA were forced to grant them their independence, but with the Platt amendment, that allowed them to intervene in Cuba whenever they wanted
Why won't a World War 3 occur?
Primarily because of nuclear weapons. Without nuclear weapons, WW3 and WW4 would have started & ended in Korea, Vietnam, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Ukraine or even India.The great thing about nuclear weapons is that they give people the chills. Imagine all the people talking about Hiroshima-Nagasaki even though they sustained less than 1% of all deaths in that war. As though the 99% of other deaths from bombs and bullets were from showering roses.People talk so much about nuclear weapons because in their minds the conventional bombs are not that dangerous. These conventional weapons don’t scare them to death when they actually should. Since the populace is not scared, they don’t stop their governments from fighting silly wars.The beauty of nuclear weapons is that it makes people really worry about the consequences of war. They cannot just send their young boys to war while they sip their coffee [like what the Americans are doing while fighting half dozen wars right now]. The nuclear weapons promise total destruction. Someone could bomb their home right there in the middle of the US or China or Russia or India and instantly vaporize them. They could “enjoy” the same consequence as their brave lads on the frontlines that they have sent to fight [through voting].This bone-chilling fear of personal harm keeps us from being too irrational. Not trade or prosperity. There was enormous world trade before WW1, but they didn’t have a deadly weapon to scare the people.However, there will come a day when the danger of nuclear weapon will peter off. We will find a way to disable or destroy nuclear warheads in a consistent way. At that point, the public will once again lose this fear and plan of delivering vengeance. The leaders merely reflect the public opinions and they might act irrationally too. That is when the WW3 occur. Or there might be a party that could lose a nuclear weapon when a third party could steal and use against another nation. That will start a major war.Until that time, the present nuclear weapons regiment provide a sufficient protection against a war. Fear works.