times this can be a good thing and sometimes bad. Most often than not it is a mixture of both. The Spanish-American War fits into the former category although mostly it has had a bad impact upon society. The good that this conflict has done to society is obvious. Americans divided and depressed after a civil war were trying to put the pieces back together. After the Spanish-American War, the country was finally back together again and industry was booming. In addition, this war is the number one reason that became a major world power. This is definitely not a bad thing. Now although this war had a good impact on American industry and togetherness, it had a profoundly bad effect on the American attitude and world policy. This war established the haughty American belief that we can defeat anyone easily. The imperialistic policy and big brother attitude of the United States kicked off around this time as well. This is bad for the most part because the U.S. sometimes sticks its nose a little too far in everybody’s business, wasting valuable resources and effort that could be better used taking care of affairs and problems at home.In conclusion, the “Splendid Little War” has had a mostly negative impact on the U.S. This is mostly in part due to the view that American society had about it: brought on by the newspaper headlines of the time. Although it would be easy to say that this could have been changed or eliminated this was not at all possible. The Spanish-American War and it’s effect upon society was inevitable; always and forever the mass media will shape and twist the general American view into just about anything they want. This circle of change will continue throughout history and will always be part of who we are, Americans. ...
