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Imperialism - correct answer the expansion of a nation's authority by conquering other non-contiguous territories or nations Yellow Journalism - correct answer news that is based on sensationalism (exaggeration) They could relate to wanting to be free from another country. - correct answer Why did many Americans support the Cuban rebels in their efforts against Spain? 90 - correct answer How far is Cuba from the tip of Florida? ___ miles a Spanish diplomat wrote a letter that insulted the president, explosion of the U.S.S. Maine - correct answer What two events caused support for the war against Spain to increase? Remember the Maine - correct answer What was the rallying cry many Americans used as an excuse to join the fight against Spain sugar - correct answer Americans had invested heavily in which industry in Cuba? Valeriano Weyler - correct answer Who from the Spanish government was sent to crush the rebellion? General _______ February 15, 1898 - correct answer On what date did an explosion rip through the hull of the USS Maine? Havana Harbor - correct answer Where was the USS Maine docked when the explosion occurred? to protect Americans on the island - correct answer Why was the USS Maine in the harbor? 250 - correct answer Over _____ Americans lost their lives in the USS Maine explosion? April 11, April 25 - correct answer On __________, President McKinley went before Congress to propose a declaration