The first news that Americans heard about action in the Spanish-American-Cuban-Filipino War concerned the
A) defeat of American forces in Puerto Rico.
B) destruction of the Spanish fleet in Santiago Harbor.
C) New Navy's defeat of the Spanish fleet at Manila Bay, the Philippines.
D) taking of San Juan Hill by Theodore Roosevelt and the Rough Riders.

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The New Navy, under the command of Commodore George Dewey, defeated the Spanish fleet at Manila Bay in the Philippines on May 1, 1898. This was the first major action in the Spanish-American-Cuban-Filipino War and was widely reported in American newspapers. The other options are incorrect because American forces were not defeated in Puerto Rico, the Spanish fleet in Santiago Harbor was not destroyed until after the battle at Manila Bay, and Roosevelt's taking of San Juan Hill occurred later in the war.

The First News That Americans Heard About Action in the Spanish-American-Cuban-Filipino