The sinking of the United States battleship…

1898 CE

The sinking of the United States battleship Maine in Havana Harbor ignites an expansionist war against Spain, fanned by the “yellow journalism” of William Randolph Hearst’s tabloid news papers.

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Washington District of Columbia Dist of Columbia United States View →

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William Randolph Hearst View →

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Cuba (Spanish Colony) View → United States of America (US, USA) (Washington DC) View → Spain, Bourbon Kingdom (second restoration) of View →

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Colonization of the Americas, Spanish View → Colonization of Asia, Spanish View → New Imperialism View → Cuban War of Independence View → Spanish-American War View →

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Land View → News View →

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Conflict View → Mayhem View →

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