(A) Yellow fever outbreak helped create sympathy for Cuban rebels.
(B) United States offers to help Spain stop the Cuban revolt.
(C) Propaganda is used to gain public support for the United States’ acquisition of Cuba.
(D) ** Yellow journalism tactics propelled the public to pressure government involvement in Cuba.
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Concept note-1: -U.S. Commodore Dewey and his Asiatic squadron defeat the Spanish fleet at Manila Bay in the Philippines. U.S. troops land in Cuba. U.S. forces defeat the Spanish at the Battle of San Juan Heights. U.S. forces destroy the Spanish Fleet off Santiago Bay, Cuba.
Concept note-2: -The reasons for war were many, but there were two immediate ones: America’s support the ongoing struggle by Cubans and Filipinos against Spanish rule, and the mysterious explosion of the battleship U.S.S. Maine in Havana Harbor.