Flashcards: Spanish–American War

The Spanish East Indies (Spanish: Indias orientales españolas; Filipino: Silangang Indiyas ng Espanya) were the Spanish territories in Asia-Pacific from 1565 until 1899.

Buffalo Soldiers originally were members of the U.

USS Massachusetts (BB-2) was an Indiana-class battleship and the second United States Navy ship comparable to foreign battleships of the time.

USS Indiana (BB-1) was the lead ship of her class and the first battleship in the United States Navy comparable to foreign battleships of the time.

(For other ships with the same name, see USS Wisconsin.) USS Wisconsin (BB-9), an Illinois-class pre-dreadnought battleship, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the 30th state.

USS Oregon (BB-3) was a pre-dreadnought Indiana-class battleship of the United States Navy.

The Monroe Doctrine was a U.

Guantánamo Bay (Spanish: Bahía de Guantánamo) is a bay located in Guantánamo Province at the southeastern end of Cuba.

The Rough Riders was a nickname given to the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry, one of three such regiments raised in 1898 for the Spanish–American War and the only one of the three to see action.

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The Spanish–American War (A.pril–August 1898) is considered to be both a turning point in the history of propaganda and the beginning of the practice of yellow journalism.

USS Maine (ACR-1) is an American naval ship that sank in Havana Harbor during the Cuban revolt against Spain, an event that became a major political issue in the United States.

Thomas Lloyd Burnett (1871–1938) was an American rancher from Texas.

USS Iowa (BB-4) was a United States Navy battleship.

The Battle of Fajardo was an engagement between the armed forces of the United States and Spain that occurred on the night of August 8–9, 1898 near the end of the Puerto Rican Campaign during the Spanish–American War.

Ralph Emerson Truman (1880-1962) was an American general who led the 35th Infantry Division between 1940 and 1941.

The Torréns Bridge (Spanish: Puente Torréns) is a historic bridge over the Rosario River in Hormigueros municipality, Puerto Rico.

The Puerto Rican Campaign was an American military sea and land operation on the island of Puerto Rico during the Spanish–American War.

The three Indiana-class battleships were the first battleships to be built by the United States Navy that were comparable to contemporary European ships, such as the British HMS Hood.

The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, Inc.

Paquete Habana.; The Lola, 175 U.

Montauk County Park, formerly known as Theodore Roosevelt County Park, is located approximately three miles (4.8 km) east of Montauk, New York.

"A Hot Time in the Old Town" is an American ragtime song, composed in 1896 by Theodore August Metz with lyrics by Joe Hayden.

The Illinois class was a group of three pre-dreadnought battleships of the United States Navy commissioned at the beginning of the 20th century.

Camp Alger, near Falls Church, Virginia, was established May 18, 1898, for the Spanish American War effort.

Camp Lockett was a United States Army military base located in Campo, California, east of San Diego, and north of the Mexican border.

Candelaria Figueredo (born December 11, 1852, Bayamo, Cuba – died January 19, 1914, Havana, Cuba) was a Cuban patriot who fought in the Cuban struggle for independence from Spain.

A Message to Garcia is a best-selling inspirational essay by Elbert Hubbard, published in 1899.