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Spanish American War
Lara - MVHS - US History
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1898 | Year of the Spanish-American War |
| Yellow journalism | Exaggerated news reports.Journalists Pulitzer & Hearst. One of the Causes of the Sp.Am. War |
| U.S.S. Maine | Battleship sent by McKinley to Cuba represent American strength and protect Americans in Cuba. Blown up by the Spanish in 1898 - a cause of the Sp. Am war |
| Cuban rebels | Americans were sympathetic with their fight against Spain. |
| American business interests | America had strong ties with Cuba in this area, such as in buying sugar and wanted to keep them strong. |
| Sinking of U.S. S. Maine | Happened in Feb., 1898, killing 20 American sailors. Took place in Havana Harbor, Spain was blamed, Americans began to call for war with Spain. |
| Yellow Journalism | Published stories that encouraged many Americans to push for war with Spain. |
| Commodore Dewey | Attacked Spanish fleet at Manila Bay, Phillipines. |
| Anti-imperialist League | Group that opposed U.S. imperialism (U.S. denying other people the right to govern themselves). |