Age of Imperialism: Chapter 4: The Spanish-American War

Hey there! So, the Spanish-American War was initially a conflict between Spain and the United States as a result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence.
There were three main events that took place in this war.
The first event of this war was the De Lôme Letter. It was written by Señor Don Enrique Dupuy de Lôme, the Spanish Ambassador to the United States, who sent it to Don José Canelejas, the Foreign Minister of Spain reveals de Lôme’s opinion about the Spanish involvement in Cuba and US President McKinley’s diplomacy. The letter stated that the Ambassador thought McKinley was just a people-pleaser and didn't have any real power. Of course, many Americans were angered by this and it was a little part of what started the war.
The second event was the destruction of the U.S.S Maine. Cuba had been fighting for their independence for over 30 years and in 1868, the colonists finally revolted against the colonizers for 10 years. During this, the Cubans were being beaten, tortured, and starved. Reports of this abuse had gone around and when it reached the Americans, they weren't happy. On February 15, 1889, the anger that had grown in Americans had tripled when they heard about an explosion that had killed over 270 people on the U.S.S Maine in Havana Harbor. News spread that this was the works of the Spanish and the New York Journal began making cartoons about the event. Which leads us to our last item, Yellow Journalism.
Yellow Journalism is journalism that is based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration. The journalists portrayed the Spanish in such an awful way that Americans actually had a chant about how bad they were.
The U.S. declared war on Spain in April and when the Americans won the war, Cuba gave us a lot of rights that many didn't agree with.