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The Spanish-American War as a contest between underfunded navies

A brief assessment accepts underfunding as a shared problem without developing a comparison of naval resources.

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Question

How much truth is there in describing the Spanish-American War as two underfunded navies fighting each other?

Short answer

There is strong agreement with that characterization, without a comparison of the two navies' budgets.

Notes

The characterization of the Spanish-American War as a conflict between two underfunded navies receives strong agreement. The brief reply does not develop a comparison of their budgets or resources.