Read the following excerpt from the delome letter. as you read, think about the steps that led to the spanish-american war. write a constructed response paragraph addressing the question found after the excerpt.

excerpt from the delome letter (from enrique dupuy de lome, spanish diplomat to don jose canalejas)

the natural and inevitable coarseness with which he repeats all that the press and public of spain has said of weyler, it shows once more what mckinley is: weak and catering to the rabble, and, besides, a low politician, who desires to leave a door open to me and to stand well with the jingoes of his

using the document provided and your knowledge of us history address the following question:

do you think de lome should have been punished by the united states?

(tips: to you address this question you can use race format

sentence 1 - r = restate question

sentence 2 - a = answer question

sentence 3 - c = cite reasoning or evidence to back up your answer

sentence 4 - e = explain your answer (tell me what you learned in the class about this topic)