How was the spanish american way differrennt from earlier us wars?

The Spanish America War was not an war of aggression or imperialism. America did not set up colonies or American governments as a result of the war. The United States sent the warship the Maine to Havana Harbor to intimidate the Spanish into recognizing the efforts for democracy and independence of the Cuban people
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I think it is A

Explanation:

Romanticism is like thankfulness. A is thanking someone for heroic actions.