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The Conflict

1898-1998 Centennial of the Spanish-American War

National Trust for Historic Preservation's USS Olympia

Birth of U.S. Imperialism: An Introduction to the Spanish American War - overview of how and why U.S. imperialism emerged at the end of the nineteenth century.

Centennial of the War of 1898 - contains an bibliography, timeline, and calendar of events. In English and Spanish.

Changing Empires: Reflections at the Centennial of 1898. - Conference, lectures, round-tables, and film festival at Rutgers University-New Brunswick apropos of the Centennial of the Spanish American War of 1898.

Civilize Them with a Krag - at the conclusion of the Spanish-American War, America was confronted with a grave crisis in the Philippines.

Kansas Volunteers in the Spanish-American War - including a short history, rosters, and Medal of Honor recipients.

Memorium for Spanish American War Veterans

New Mexico's Rough Riders in the Spanish American War - by Wm. Charles Bennett, II

Red Cross & Women in the Spanish American War

Remember the Maine

Rough Riders, The - a first hand historical account by Theodore Roosevelt.

Spanish American War - site delving into all aspects of the Spanish American War, including the issues of Cuba, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. homefront.

Spanish-American War of 1898

Spanish-American War: 1898-1998 A War Becomes History - seminars and exhibitions relating to the centennial of the Spanish-American War of 1898.

Treaty of Peace Between the United States and Spain - from the Avalon Project at the Yale Law School.

War in Perspective, 1898-1998 - New York Public Library's online exhibition re-examines the Spanish-American War and its consequences beyond traditional military, political, and diplomatic perspectives.

Washingtonpost.com: Horizon Section - On the web marking the centennial of the Spanish-American War.

Yellow Fever and Spanish-American War - includes twelve chapters and a bibliography site.

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U.S. Military and Historical Associations

Pennsylvania Soldiers in the Spanish American War

--Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, Engineers & Nurses Rosters, Histories, Biographies, Letters, & Diaries

Micah J. Jenkins Camp No. 164: Sons of Spanish American War Veterans--Dedicated to preserving the memory of the Veterans of the Carolina's, Georgia, Florida & Virginia who served during the Spanish American War, 1898, the Philippine Insurrection, 1899 to 1901, and the China Relief Expedition (Boxer Rebellion), 1900 to 1901.

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USS Maine

Albert Shaw: The Blowing Up of the Maine - from the American Monthly Review of Reviews, April 1898.

Battleship Maine Centennial Celebration - Key West, FL - schedule of events and historical information.

USS Maine - from "The Spanish American War Centennial Website."

USS Maine Monument What Really Sank the Maine - was it an explosion from a coal-dust fire, or a mine? This report, from a study commissioned by National Geographic magazine, provides compelling evidence.

 

President William McKinley

William McKinley: Twenty-Fifth President - from the White House web site.

Era of William McKinley - information about the Era and Presidency, from Ohio State University.

William McKinley and the Spanish-American War--From Ohio State University.

 

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Theodore Roosevelt

Inaugural Address of President T. Roosevelt

Rough Riders, The - a first hand historical account by Theodore Roosevelt.

Roosevelt's Peace Prize- TR's successful efforts as a diplomat ended the Russo-Japanese War and earned him the 1906 Nobel Peace Prize.

Selected Works of Theodore Roosevelt - series of volumes representing the diverse works of the prolific writer and president.

Theodore Rooseevelt Association-

Theodore Roosevelt: Man of Action-

Theodore Roosevelt Page - quotes and stories about the most colorful President in American history.

Theodore Roosevelt: Icon of the American Century

Theodore Roosevelt -- Brief biography of Teddy Roosevelt at the White House Website.

Theodore Roosevelt Timeline-- A timeline of TR's life.

Yellow Journalism and the War

Effects of the Press on Spanish-American Relations in 1898 - analysis of media coverage on the Spanish-American crisis in early 1898.

Images of War and Empire - cartoons on the Spanish-American War from San Francisco Newspapers published from April to August of 1898.

The Bandit Press- A fairly long tract on American journalism written by Morrison I. Swift in 1899. From Jim Zwick's excellent website "Anti-Imperialism in the United States, 1898-1935".