“The war of the United States with Spain was very brief. Its results were many, startling, and world-wide meaning.” -Henry Cabot Lodge, The War with Spain, 1899

Which of the following made the Spanish-American war of 1898 a significant event “of world-wide meaning”?

A. The rise to power of the Communist party in key Latin American nations

B. The naval and military victories that showed the United States as an emerging world power

C. The startling economic downturn that immediately followed the war

D. The rise of isolationist sentiment within the United States population