William McKinley created a message to Congress in order to discuss the raging Cuban War with Spain on April 11th, 1898. He states that the war is a major issue for the United States as well as Spain and that present efforts will not resolve anything. He states that the war must and, and something different must be done. After that, McKinley explains all of the possible ways of dealing with this problem; recognition of Cuban independence, recognition of the insurgents as belligerents, intervention neutrally, and intervention having chosen a side. He then explains why intervening in favor of Cuba is the countries best option at the moment, and he gives four concrete reasons why. He then brings up the Maine crisis, and while he does not place blame on Spain directly, it is heavily implied. Finally, he asks Congress to help him out by granting him permission to intervene, using military force if necessary, to protect trade, democracy, and safety.
On April 11, 2015, Presidents Barack Obama and Raúl Castro shook hands at the Summit of the Americas in Panama, marking the first meeting between a U.S. and Cuban head of state since the two countries severed their ties in 1961. This relates to Mckinely because its an involvement between Cuba and America again.
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