8) Read the paragraph and choose the sentence that does NOT support the topic sentence. The Spanish-American War was, in the words of John Hay, "a splendid little war." Indeed, to all Americans, with the possible exception of the enlisted men who fought it, it was almost an ideal conflict. It was the last small, short, individualistic war before the huge impersonal struggles of the twentieth century. Declared in April, it was over in August. The Civil War was not a splendid little war. Newspaper readers easily and eagerly followed the campaigns and the heroic exploits of the American soldiers and sailors.

Indeed, to all Americans, with the possible exception of the enlisted men who fought it, it was almost an ideal conflict.
The Spanish-American War was, in the words of John Hay, "a splendid little war."
Declared in April, it was over in August.
The Civil War was not a splendid little war.
Newspaper readers easily and eagerly followed the campaigns and the heroic exploits of the American soldiers and sailors.