Matching Pairs Spanish-American WarOnline version Key Vocabulary by Jefferson County ESC 1 General V. Weyler 2 Imperialism 3 USS Maine 4 William McKinley 5 Philippine Annexation 6 Rough Riders 7 Yellow Journalism 8 Remember the Maine Ordered Cuban men, women, and children into "reconcentration camps" where 1/8 died. This was the rallying cry during the Spanish-American War because of the sinking of this ship in Havana on February 15, 1898. Establishing colonies and building empires This was the use of sensationalized news in newspaper publishing to attract readers and increase circulation. This was a regiment in the Spanish-American War organized and led by Theodore Roosevelt that included cowboys, miners, policemen, and college athletes. Battleship U.S.S. Maine blew up in Havana Harbor during my presidency. Pacific island nation that came under American imperial control after the Spanish-American War. This is the battleship that was sunk in a Cuban port in 1898 by Spain, which began the Spanish-American War.