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("Flag of Cuba").

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(Rohan).

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(Butcher).

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The USS Maine sank because of a mine in the ship
(Cavendice).

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tl10.html?scrlybrkr=71ab31be. Accessed 13 Mar. 2018.

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The sinking of the USS Maine was very bad.

The definition of yellow journalism is the exaggeration of events that actually happened.

This is what led to yellow journalism.

Yellow journalism is when in the papers they exaggerate what actually happened.

When th USS Maine sinked that’s when yellow journalism kicked in and what also led to the War. ("February 16 1898").

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America had thought that Spain had blew up there ship.

American ships were going out to Cuba to protect the American citizens in Cuba and as they were going over there there ship exploded causing a war.

The war was called the Spanish American war. ("The Maine").

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It sunk in the Havana Harbor.

Killed 260 men

Only 76 were identified.

It sunk on February 15, 1898 at 9:40pm ("February 16 1898").

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William McKinley

President of the U.S.

Died on September 14 1901(Wehwalt).

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He was the president of the United States

He was the one who ordered them to go out to Cuba.

The captain of the ship was Vice President Theodore Roosevelt.

He was assisinated on September 14 1901.  (Wehwalt).

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They believe that Spain had sunk the ship

Spain had believed that we sabotage the ship so we could start a war.

Killed 260 men

One of the first big battle ship to be created by the United States. (McSherry).