123388.pdf (application/pdf Object) Reporting the War - Journalism & the Spanish American War. On April 11, 1898, two months after the battleship U.S.S. Maine was destroyed by an explosion in Havana harbor, President McKinley sent a message to Congress requesting authority to use the U.S. armed forces to end a brutal civil war in the Spanish colony of Cuba. Congress voted to support Cuban independence, to demand the withdrawal of Spanish troops from the island, and to authorize the use of force to achieve those objectives.
On April 25, after Spain broke diplomatic relations and declared war against the United States, Congress formally asserted that a state of war existed. In a whirlwind military campaign, the U.S. Army invaded Cuba and the U.S. Navy destroyed Spanish squadrons in the Caribbean and Manila Bay. Hostilities were halted on August 12, 1898. In this activity, you and your group will be researching the various different aspects of this war to create a magazine with the goal of determining if its nickname, "The splendid little war," is justified. . [ Back to Top ] Gilbert Stuart: Making Faces. George Washington Crossing the Delaware. Go to Navigation Go to Content Go to Search Become a member MyMetSign in / Register METMEDIA see the museum in new ways George Washington Crossing the Delaware Program Information Art Trek: Ages 7 through 12 (10) Shipwreck Marduk, King of the Gods How Van Gogh Made His Mark Romare Bearden: Let's Walk The Block The Tomb of Perneb Knights in Central Park Gilbert Stuart: Making Faces The Dancers and Degas Childe Hassam, American Impressionist Aaron's Awesome Adventure MetMedia For Kids Community Met Store © 2000–2014 The Metropolitan Museum of Art.