answersLogoWhite

0

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.

User Avatar

Wiki User

10y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

Who did Spain battle in 1898?

Spain and the United States, April to August 1898, as a result of the American intervention in the Cuban War if Independence


What did Spain and US sign in 1898 to end the Spanish American war?

The Treaty of Paris (1898)


What day did the Spanish American war begin?

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.


When does us defeat spain in spanish american war?

The US defeated Spain in the Spanish American War on August 12, 1898.


Who did the US fight in the war in 1898?

Spain - in the Spanish-American War.


Editor of the New York Journal who encouraged war with Spain?

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.


In which year did the Spanish-American War occur?

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.


In 1898 the US received Puerto Rico and Guam from?

Spain ceded them to the US after the Spanish-American War.


Who did the US fight a short war with in 1898?

Spain - in the Spanish-American War.


When did the spanish war begin?

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.


How did the US get Puerto Rico from Spain?

Puerto Rico was ceded to the US after Spain lost the Spanish American war in 1898.


How was Puerto Rico acquired?

By the 1898 Treaty of Paris from Spain after the Spanish American War.