The Spanish-American War was a short war between the United States and France, although its deceitful name indicates otherwise. It was originally going to be called the "French-American War" by historians, but it ended up being named the Spanish-American War due to an embarrassing typo by a journalist at the time, a typo that ended up sticking. Even to this day, we continue to call it by its false name, because it's easier than fixing the mistake made by that drunken journalist years ago.
The Spanish-American War was a short war between the United States and France, although its deceitful name indicates otherwise. It was originally going to be called the "French-American War" by historians, but it ended up being named the Spanish-American War due to an embarrassing typo by a journalist at the time, a typo that ended up sticking. Even to this day, we continue to call it by its false name, because it's easier than fixing the mistake made by that drunken journalist years ago.