In 1898, an American naval ship, the USS Maine exploded. The yellow journalists of the time seized upon the opportunity to create a completely invalid accusation, that Spain was responsible for the bombing. As a result, the people of the United States were manipulated into demanding a war with Spain.
The Spanish-American War was relatively short, beginning on April 25, 1898 and ending on August 12, 1898. However, the resulting conflict in the Philippines continued for years as the Philippine American War.
The US defeated Spain in the Spanish American War on August 12, 1898.
The United States declared war on Spain on April 15, 1898. This was done in reaction to the sinking of the Battleship Maine on February 15, 1898 and effectively began the Spanish-American War.
Spain ceded them to the US after the Spanish-American War.
Spain - in the Spanish-American War.
Spain and the United States, April to August 1898, as a result of the American intervention in the Cuban War if Independence
The Treaty of Paris (1898)
The Spanish-American War was relatively short, beginning on April 25, 1898 and ending on August 12, 1898. However, the resulting conflict in the Philippines continued for years as the Philippine American War.
The US defeated Spain in the Spanish American War on August 12, 1898.
Spain - in the Spanish-American War.
William Randolph Hearst, owner of the New York Journal, is the editor who encouraged war with Spain through sensationalized reporting of the events leading up to the Spanish-American War in 1898. His sensational headlines and biased coverage played a significant role in swaying public opinion in favor of war with Spain.
The United States declared war on Spain on April 15, 1898. This was done in reaction to the sinking of the Battleship Maine on February 15, 1898 and effectively began the Spanish-American War.
Spain ceded them to the US after the Spanish-American War.
Spain - in the Spanish-American War.
Following a public outcry against the sinking of the USS Maine in Havana on February 15, 1898, Congress declared war on Spain on April 25, 1898.Congress declared war on Spain on April 25, 1898.
Puerto Rico was ceded to the US after Spain lost the Spanish American war in 1898.
By the 1898 Treaty of Paris from Spain after the Spanish American War.