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 * John Hay**
 * He called the Spanish-American War "a splendid little war"
 * helped prepare the Treaty of Paris that ended the war
 * Resume**

Occupation: Secretary of State under President William McKinley; journalist

Position: He was pro-war because he called it a "splendid little war." He said it because it seemed like the US got everything that they wanted. It was a quick, cheap, and beneficial war for the US. It was also supposed to benefit the Philipines even though over 200,000 Filipinos died in the war against the US. They were going to get independence from Spain but the US just took over instead of giving them freedom.

Interests:
 * 1) Wanted possession of the Philippine islands to force the Spanish out
 * 2) convert Filipinos to Christianity
 * 3) prevent European seizure of the island
 * 4) create a government in the Philipines

Works Cited:

"A Splendid Little War." //Small Planet//. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Oct. 2011. [].

"John Hay - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." //Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia//. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Oct. 2011. [].

"John Milton Hay - The World of 1898: The Spanish-American War (Hispanic Division, Library of Congress)." //Library of Congress Home//. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Oct. 2011. <[]>.

"Philippine - American War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." //Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia//. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Oct. 2011. .