Why was the Spanish-American War called a "splendid little war"? Why/How were we able to win so easily? What did the USA "get" from winning?

1. The Spanish-American war was called "splendid little war" because it was brief, only being 10 weeks long and had a low amount of casualties but 2000 American soldier died.

2. There was tension in Cuba before the war, the poor was put into concentration camps and suspected rebels were being executed.

3. The US "gained" the islands Puerto Rico, Philippines and Guam also the US annaxed Hawaii.

martin luther king (1929-1968) was an activist for the african american rights, mr. king has a profile of a kind leader that built a tenacity, respect and full of hope future. he was an activist through civil disobedience and no violence pressure mechanisms. he tried to build a more egalitarian and fair society. his efforts carried a reivindication message of the civilian rights to every west corners. for that reason, he won the nobel prize in 1964.

the south did not want the federal laws to overrule the state laws.