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The Spanish-American War is guide Number 16 of the 24 SparkNotes guides for studying American History. It focuses on events surrounding the brief but momentous 1898 war and its imperialistic overtones. This guide is preceded by our guide for The Gilded Age and followed by our The Progressive Era guide.
Read features in the SparkNotes guide to The Spanish-American War including Context for the war and an account of how Public Anger in the US towards Spain was stirred by “yellow journalism.”