The correct answer is C) the Spanish-America War.
The terms, "the Maine", the Rough Riders", "the Yellow Press", are associated with the Spanish-American War.
In 1898, the United States was at war with Spain in what was known as the Spanish America War. The United States decided to intervene in the Cuban's independence against Spain. The United States won the war and with the victory, the U.S. acquired the former Spanish territories in the Caribbean and became the dominant presence on thei island of Cuba. So The terms, "the Maine", the Rough Riders", "the Yellow Press", are associated with the Spanish-American War.
