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Spanish-American War
| Foreign Policy | A nation's overall plan for dealing with other nations' issues |
| imperialism | A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, socially, and economically. |
| yellow journalism | type of sensational, biased, and often false reporting for the sake of attracting readers |
| USS Maine | Ship's explosion is the immediate cause of the U.S. fighting Spain in Cuba and the Philippines |
| Spanish-American War | 1898: U.S. supports Cuban Independence from Spain. U.S. wins and becomes a newfound global power. |
| Theodore Roosevelt | Assistant Secretary of the Navy. Led the Rough Riders up San Juan Hill in Cuba. |