(A) Yellow Journalism
(B) USS Maine
(C) ** De Lome Letter
(D) Imperialism
EXPLANATIONS BELOW
Concept note-1: -The De Lôme Letter, a note written by Señor Don Enrique Dupuy de Lôme, the Spanish Ambassador to the United States, to Don José Canalejas y Méndez, the Foreign Minister of Spain, reveals de Lôme’s opinion about the Spanish involvement in Cuba and US President McKinley’s diplomacy.
Concept note-2: -This letter, written by the Spanish Ambassador to the United States, Enrique Dupuy de Lôme, criticized American President William McKinley by calling him weak and concerned only with gaining the favor of the crowd.
Concept note-3: -On February 9, 1898, the contents of a seized Spanish letter caused an international scandal that fueled anti-Spanish and pro-war feelings in the United States. While in Washington in the middle of December, Spanish ambassador Enrique Dupuy de Lôme wrote a personal letter to his friend José Canalejas who was in Cuba.
Concept note-4: -The de Lome letter enraged the American people after it was published in the New York Journal. The Spanish Minister to the United States wrote a scathing letter criticizing President McKinley which angered many Americans. The anti-Spanish sentiment it caused help fuel the Spanish American War.
Concept note-5: -Enrique Dupuy de Lôme (August 23, 1851 – July 1, 1904) was a Spanish ambassador to the United States. In the De Lôme Letter, he mocked U.S. President William McKinley, attacked McKinley’s policies, and regarded McKinley as a weak president.