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Yellow Journalism
Yellow journalism was a style of newspaper reporting that emphasized sensationalism over facts. During its heyday in the late 19th century it was one of many factors that helped push the United States and Spain into war in Cuba and the Philippines, leading to the acquisition of overseas territory by the United States. -
Reconcentration Policy
A policy that sent thousands of Cubans into concentration camps. Under Weyler's policy, the rural population had eight days to move into designated camps located in fortified towns; any person who failed to obey was shot. -
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Paris, (1898), treaty concluding the Spanish-American War. The final treaty also forced Spain to cede all claim to Cuba and to agree to assume the liability for the Cuban debt. -
Teddy Roosevelt & Rough Riders
Theodore Roosevelt was the Assistant Secretary of the Navy. He resigned in 1898 to organize the Rough Riders, the first voluntary cavalry in the Spanish-American War. -
De Lome Letter
This letter, written by the Spanish Ambassador to the United States, Enrique Dupuy de Lôme, criticized American President William McKinley. It did this by calling him weak and concerned only with gaining the favor of the crowd. -
Battle of San Juan Hill
A major battle of the Spanish–American War fought between an American force against a Spanish force led by Arsenio Linares y Pombo. Its victory allowed the United States to begin a siege of Santiago de Cuba. -
USS Maine*
Maine was a United States Navy ship that sank in Havana Harbor on February 15, 1898, contributing to the outbreak of the Spanish–American War in April. -
Cuban Rebellion
The Cuban Revolution was an armed revolt conducted by Fidel Castro and his fellow revolutionaries of the 26th of July. The movement and its allies were fighting against the military dictatorship of Cuban President Fulgencio Batista.