Spanish American War

 Spanish domination over Cuba resulted in their desire for independence.

With this modification to its original declaration of war, Congress guaranteed that the US would not annex Cuba.

In an effort to free Cuba from Spanish domination, the US and Spain went to war in that year. The majority of Americans believed that they were fighting for the rights of the oppressed Cuban people, yet the war ended with the US gaining its own empire abroad. Thus, a significant turning point in the history of US foreign policy was the Spanish-American War.

258 sailors were purposefully killed by the Spanish after a mine wrecked the warship Maine. Several US naval authorities hold this opinion. It's thought the Spaniards planned for the Maine to anchor above a harbor mine.The mine was wired into the ship's magazine. If this is accurate, the fact that the Spaniards waited to detonate the mine until after all the guys had fallen asleep will demonstrate their cruelty. Too many Spanish authorities are claiming they didn't do it.

Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt quit his position and organized a volunteer group known as the "Rough Riders." Roosevelt made arrangements for these volunteers to serve alongside army troops that are regular.

It took the position of the Teller Amendment. The requirements for the US forces' withdrawal from Cuba were outlined in the Platt Amendment.

The yellow press was an innovative method of increasing newspaper sales by sensationalizing and even fabricating news stories to catch readers' interest and sympathize with them. In an effort to increase newspaper sales in the 1890s, Joseph Pulitzer's New York World and William Randolph Hearst's New York Journal purposefully sensationalized news from Cuba. They portrayed Cuban rebels as helpless victims and Spaniards as ruthless killers.

After traveling by train to Tampa, Florida, the rough riders awaited orders to set out for Cuba. For the duration of the war, around one-third of the rough riders stayed in Tampa. The remaining soldiers sailed to Cuba, where they participated in multiple conflicts.They spearheaded the renowned cavalry attack up San Juan Hill against Spanish guns under Roosevelt's leadership.

The United States gained a colonial empire in the Pacific and Caribbean Seas following the Spanish. American War and a heated argument. Additionally, the Caribbean region came to be known as "American lake" due to the informal control that the US maintained over much of it.