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yellow journalism
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style of journalism that exaggerates and sensationalizes the news
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U.S.S. Maine
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U.S. warship that exploded off Havana, Cuba, on February 15, 1898
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Spanish-American War
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1898 war that began when the United States demanded Cuba's independence from Spain
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George Dewey
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U.S. naval officer who defeated the Spanish fleet during the Spanish-American War
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Rough Riders
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members of the First U.S. Volunteer Calvary, organized by Theodore Roosevelt during the Spanish-American War
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Platt Amendment
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agreement claiming the United States' right to intervene in Cuban affairs
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Anti-Imperialist League
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group of influential Americans who believed the United States should not deny other people the right to govern themselves
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