Title: Spanish American War Essentials
Headings: Spanish American War Essentials
Spanish American War Essentials
Top Facts You Should Know About the Spanish American War
Yellow Journalism
Remember the Maine!
Teller Amendment
Fighting in the Philippines
San Juan Hill and the Rough Riders
Treaty of Paris Ends the Spanish American War
Platt Amendment

Content: The press exaggerated what was happening and how the Spanish were treating the Cuban prisoners. The stories were based on truth but written with incendiary language causing emotional and often heated responses among readers. This would become very important as the United States moved towards war. 02
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Remember the Maine! Wreck of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor That Led to the Spanish American War. Interim Archives / Contributor/ Archive Photos/ Getty Images
On February 15, 1898, an explosion occurred on the USS Maine in Havana Harbor. At that time, Cuba was ruled by Spain and Cuban rebels were engaged in a war for independence. Relations between America and Spain were strained. When 266 Americans were killed in the explosion, many Americans, especially in the press, started claiming that the event was a sign of sabotage on the part of Spain. " Remember the Maine!"