It seems to me that the relatively good times of the late 19th Century in both Europe and America left a lot of young men spoiling for a challenge. In the US th

It seems to me that the relatively good times of the late 19th Century in both Europe and America left a lot of young men spoiling for a challenge. In the US this probably contributed to the Spanish-American War. Theodore Roosevelt had questionable judgment, but I don't think he was weak.