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American investors made a lot of money on this Cuban product.
What is sugar.
On Feb 25, 1898 the Maine mysteriously....
What is exploded
This kind of journalism uses sensationalism to sell newspapers.
What is yellow journalism
Roosevelt quit his job as Secretary of the Navy and started a cavalry unit called this name.
What are the Rough Riders
It is 90 miles from Florida
What is Cuba
Stephen Douglas said it is America's destiny for this land to be ours.
What is Cuba
What is Secretary of the Navy>
William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer were each famous for doing this same job.
What is newspaper publisher
Many men volunteered to fight in Cuba because of this feeling.
What is National Pride
Cuba Libre in English
Free Cuba
Cuban Rebels were fighting against this group.
What is Spain.
The cause of the explosion was immediately blamed on this country.
What is Spain.
Yellow Journalism was hugely responsible for this event in American history.
What is the Spanish-American War
What is Florida
Finish this slogan: Remember the Maine, the ____ with _____
The hell with Spain
Maximo Gomez forbade farmers to do this one thing.
What is selling food to the Spanish Army
The newspapers reacted to the explosion by demanding that President McKinley declare...
What is War on Spain
Hearst and Pulitzer wanted a war for this reason.
What is war sells newspapers
The Teller Amendment promised Cuba that it would do this once peace was restored.
To leave the government and control of the island to the people.
Black soldiers were given this name by Native Americans.
What is Buffalo Soldiers
These Spanish government sent non-rebels here and 220,000 civilians died as a result.
What are reconcentration camps
Although Roosevelt accused the Spanish of treachery and blowing up the Maine, Spain maintained this position.
What is Spain denied blowing up the Maine.
Many times the stories printed in these papers were...
Trade with Asia increased after the US Navy defeated the Spanish ships here.
What is Manila Bay.
Although President McKinley declared war on Spain, he originally wanted this outcome for the US.
What is a peaceful settlement