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U.S.S. Maine
United States Navy ship that sank in Havana Harbor during the Cuban revolt against Spain, an event that became a major political issue in the United States -
Yellow Journalism
journalism that is based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration. -
De Lome Letter
a note written by Señor Don Enrique Dupuy de Lôme, the Spanish Ambassador to the United States, to Don José Canalejas, the Foreign Minister of Spain, reveals de Lôme’s opinion about the Spanish involvement in Cuba and US President McKinley’s diplomacy. -
Battle of San Juan
also known as the battle for the San Juan Heights, was a decisive battle of the Spanish–American War.