Relier Pairs Spanish-American WarVersion en ligne Key Vocabulary par Jefferson County ESC 1 USS Maine 2 Philippine Annexation 3 General V. Weyler 4 William McKinley 5 Rough Riders 6 Imperialism 7 Remember the Maine 8 Yellow Journalism Pacific island nation that came under American imperial control after the Spanish-American War. This was a regiment in the Spanish-American War organized and led by Theodore Roosevelt that included cowboys, miners, policemen, and college athletes. This was the rallying cry during the Spanish-American War because of the sinking of this ship in Havana on February 15, 1898. Ordered Cuban men, women, and children into "reconcentration camps" where 1/8 died. This was the use of sensationalized news in newspaper publishing to attract readers and increase circulation. Establishing colonies and building empires Battleship U.S.S. Maine blew up in Havana Harbor during my presidency. This is the battleship that was sunk in a Cuban port in 1898 by Spain, which began the Spanish-American War.