LYCOS RETRIEVER 
1898: Spanish Empire
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In a story -- headlined "The God of Israel is Getting Even With Them" -- published on May 14, 1898, soon after the outbreak of war, Cahan wrote about the buildup of war hysteria in the New York Jewish ghetto. One observer claimed the war was revenge for the Spanish Inquisition:
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On May 1, 1898, the United States Asiatic Squadron, under the command of George Dewey, sailed into Manila Bay and attacked the Spanish. The Spanish fleet was decimated, but the United States sustained no losses. Though the Spanish surrendered the Philippines, the United States fleet remained, and began a campaign to take the island as a United States territory. The ensuing conflict lasted until 1914.
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The Maine had arrived in Cuba on Jan. 25, 1898 and its visit had largely been without incident, save for a few Spanish complaints. One, reported on Valentine's Day 1898 in the San Francisco Examiner (two days before the ship was to blow up), indicated Madrid thought the visit encouraged the rebels. "Warship Maine Braces Cubans -- Such is the Complaint Made by Spaniards at Havana," read the page three headline.
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