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Yellow journaism
Yellow journalism and the yellow press are American terms for journalism and associated newspapers that present little or no legitimate well-researched news while instead using eye-catching headlines for increased sales. Techniques may include exaggerations of news events, scandal-mongering, or sensationalism -
USS Maine
the battleship sent to Havana to protect Americans and their property; an explosion sank it; killing 260 men -
De Lome Letter
This letter, written by the Spanish Ambassador to the United States, Enrique Dupuy de Lôme, criticized American President William McKinley by calling him weak and concerned only with gaining the favor of the crowd. -
Platt Amendment
the addition to the new Cuban constitution that said the US had the right to have a naval base in Cuba, and Cuba could not do anything that would threaten her independence
