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After Spain declared war on the United States, Ernst quickly received the news. The war between the two countries naturally drew the attention of the East African Army and Navy.
The East African Navy had a short history, few combat achievements, and little experience, so it paid close attention to the impending naval war. Both the United States and Spain were maritime powers, so regardless of who won or lost, this war could provide better data to support the East African Navy's development.
The American Navy was an even greater focus for East Africa. After all, the expansion of the American Navy had only taken place in recent years, and its large-scale application of new technologies far surpassed Spain, a fading flower of yesterday.
The East African Army was not especially concerned with the Spanish-American War, because clashes between the two countries' armies amounted to two weaklings pecking at each other. However, Spain had used some East African standard-issue equipment in the Philippines, so the war could still provide a certain test for weapons such as rifles, artillery, and machine guns.
"This war between Spain and the United States will probably be the last major war of the entire 1890s. Together with the South African War and the Far East War, three large-scale wars have erupted within a mere decade. This also indicates that the world is in a period of violent collision, and the struggle between new and old powers is far from over," Ernst said with a sigh.
East Africa challenging Britain, Japan challenging the Far East Empire, and the United States challenging Spain were all new powers provoking the old powers within the international order.
Of course, the South African War was more complicated and also involved Portugal. As for Britain and East Africa, they