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The Spanish American War could have been avoided, if the U.S. did not blame Spain on the U.S.S. Maine that blew up. The United States and Spain were basically at war with each other before the war was officially declared due to the yellow journalism that was being spread throughout the nations newspapers. The fact that the U.S.S. Maine blew up and provided the newspapers with plenty of ammunition to mount a campaign against Spain without any proof that they were behind this incident. Public opinion was heavily influenced by the newspapers in that time. The more sensational the story the more papers they sold. This in turn fueled the Imperialist of the government to act aggressively against Spain. The real reasons that we ended

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