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Yellow Journalism
Yellow Journalism is jurnalism that exploits, distorts, or exaggerates the news to create sensations and attract readers. -
The U.S. declares war
America's short war with Spain in 1898 was the nation's first step on the pathway to becoming a world power. The U.S. victory brought with it the unintended possession of the Philippines and a vested interest in the politics of the Pacific region that would ultimately lead to conflict with Japan. -
President McKinley is elected president of the United States.
McKinley was elected president on March 4, 1897. President McKinley is the twenty-fifth president of the United States. And he was also the first president to use campaighn buttons! -
The Treaty of Paris
This treaty, signed on September 3, 1783, between the American colonies and Great Britain, ended the American Revolution and formally recognized the United States as an independent nation -
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Rooselvelt was an astonishing man! I think one really cool fact that happned in the war was when, Rooselvelt got shot on his glasses and they broke. It didn't even harm him at all! Luckly he had an extra pair of glasses in his hat! During his time in Washington, he began to make acquaintances that would greatly affect the future of the country in the upcoming conflict. He spent time cruising on the new battleship IOWA with the ship's commander, Captain William T. Sampson, -
Explosion of the U.S.S. Maine
At 9:40 P.M. on February 15, 1898 the battleship U.S.S. Maine exploded in Havana Harbor. There were 268 men killed. Out of all the people that were on the ship only 200 bodies were recovered and 20 identified.
