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spanish american war

By emunozj127

  • yellow journalism

    yellow journalism
    journalism that is based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration.

  • uss maine

    uss maine
    The U.S.S. Maine was a second-class battleship commissioned in 1895 that was part of the new U.S. Navy fleet of steel ships. It exploded in Havana Harbor in 1898 and precipitated U.S. entry into the Spanish-American War.

  • Manila Bay in the Philippines

    Manila Bay in the Philippines
    April 25, 1898: The U.S. Congress declares war on Spain. May 1, 1898: In the first battle between Spanish and American Forces, U.S. Commodore Dewey and his Asiatic squadron defeat the Spanish fleet at Manila Bay in the Philippines. ... July 1, 1898: U.S. forces defeat the Spanish at the Battle of San Juan Heights.

  • U.S. troops land in Cuba

    U.S. troops land in Cuba
    "These are the first U.S. troops to land on Cuban soil, June 22, 1898. ... "U.S. troops in lifeboats are landing at a wooden pier in Daiquiri, Cuba; the men are part of Gen. William R. Shafter's expeditionary force sent to fight in Cuba during the Spanish-American War in June, 1898.