In April 1898, months of tension between the United States and Cuba climaxed into war. After the destruction of the U.S.S. Maine and the Naval Court of Inquiry's implication of Spain, pro-war ...

The sinking of the Maine, which had been in Havana since February 15, 1898, on an official observation visit, was a climax in pre-war tension between the United States and Spain. In the American ...

The National Portrait Gallery’s new exhibition addresses the War of 1898, a pivotal but often forgotten period in history Maya Wei-Haas Page 1 of 1 Explore Subscribe Newsletters Content ...

The subject here dealt with is the Near East in the period from 1903 to 1909, which, in a sense, is the prelude to the Great War. The first chapter of the volume is devoted to reports on conditions in ...

Challenges: Questions of bimetallism backing the currency haunted William McKinley during his first term. In the Spanish-American War of 1898, McKinley was a forceful and effective commander-in-chief ...