- Why was the United States able to defeat Spain so quickly?
| U.S. troops were better trained and equipped. | ||
| U.S. soldiers were less vulnerable to disease. | ||
| The Spanish had been worn down by war with the Cubans. | ||
| Fewer Americans died in combat. |
| U.S. troops were better trained and equipped. | ||
| U.S. soldiers were less vulnerable to disease. | ||
| The Spanish had been worn down by war with the Cubans. | ||
| Fewer Americans died in combat. |