The Spanish-American War On Spain And The Caribbean Islands

The Spanish -American war didn’t last long but it left a huge impact on spain and the caribbean islands. Spain’s navy was weakened and they had to give a lot of the islands to the U.S. This also gave the caribbean islands their independence from spain. Because of Yellow Journalism, Spanish cruelty towards Indians, U.S. support of cuba’s independence, and the sinking of the U.S.S Maine. The Spanish -American war started in April, 1898.

The defination of yellow journalism is where newspapers used sensational headlines and exaggerated stories in order to promise readership. Yellow journalism played a big factor in making the U.S. join the war. With all of these “false” advertisements exaggerating things worse than they actually were. This