It was the war that made Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders famous. ... The result of the Spanish-American War was bringing Guam, the Philipines, Cuba and Puerto Rico under US control.

Theodore Roosevelt (Teddy Roosevelt) was the 26th U.S. President, known for conservation, trust-busting, and a dynamic career ...

Travel back to 1898 with the History Seekers as we explore a long-forgotten U.S. military training camp from the Spanish-American War. Once home to future legends like Teddy Roosevelt and the ...

How Teddy Roosevelt and the Spanish-American War set the course for future conflicts. By Clay Risen Mr. Risen is the author of “The Crowded Hour: Theodore Roosevelt, the Rough Riders, and the ...

Theodore Roosevelt, center, with members of the Rough Riders in Cuba during the Spanish-American War in 1898. Roosevelt thought that such wars kept a nation strong. Dennis Drabelle is a former ...

On February 13, 1898, the USS Maine exploded in a Havana harbor, killing 268 U.S. seamen. Blaming the country that controlled Cuba, the United States on April 25 declared war against Spain. U.S ...

How the Spanish-American War Helped Lay the Groundwork for American Empire ... Theodore Roosevelt, was delighted. He’d been hoping for a war: “I think this country needs one,” he said.

Nearly 120 years after the Spanish-American War, most people’s memories begin and end with the heroic charge of Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders up San Juan Hill. Some may recall Commodore ...

Former President Teddy Roosevelt's 126-year-old pocket watch has been ... FBI said the Roosevelt's family gave him the pocket watch in 1898 before he left for Cuba during the Spanish-American War.

The General Who Turned the Spanish-American War into a 'Puerto Rican Picnic' Nelson A. Miles, 1898 Military.com | By Bethanne Kelly Patrick ...

The story has been told and retold to show how the yellow press, of which Hearst was an exemplar, set the United States on the road to the Spanish-American War—a war in which Theodore Roosevelt ...