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USS 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 Lôme 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 -
battle of San Juan
also known as the battle for the San Juan Heights, was a decisive battle of the Spanish–American War
