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History II
Chapter 18: Spanish American War
Question | Answer |
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Jose Marti | Cuban patient who launched a war independence from Spain in 1895 |
William Randolph Hearst | owner of the 'New York Journal', who along with Joseph Pulitzer of the 'New York World' started the Yellow Press |
Yellow Press | Newspapers that used sensational headlines and exaggeration to promote readership |
Jingoism | aggressive nationalism |
George Dewey | commodore of the U.S. squadron that destroyed the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay |
Emilio Aguinaldo | leader of Filipino nationalists who defeated the Spanish Army |
Rough Riders | volunteer cavalry unit assembly by Theodore Roosevelt, famous for their 1898 charge at San Juan Hill |
Treaty of Paris | ended the Spanish-American War and included U.S. acquisition of Puerto Rico and the purchase of the Philippines |