William McKinley #6: Path to War (1897-1898); Topics covered include: Presidency of William McKinley, Uprising in Cuba, U.S. perspectives, negotiations with Spain, the de Lome letter, sinking of the USS Maine, views of the conflict from Congress, pressure to eclare war, talks break down, and war is declared with Spain

Key people: William Calhoun, Valeriano Weyler, Stewart Woodford, Queen Maria Christina, Fitzhugh Lee, Don Enrique Deupuy de Lome, Charles Sigsbee, Theodore Roosevelt, Redfield Proctor, and Henry Teller

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