In this task you will be given a text passage from a trivia quiz. You should choose the category this question belongs to from these categories: History, Science, Social Science, Fine Arts, Literature. You can only choose one category, so if in doubt, please choose the closest match.

A story about this war featured a "messenger from God" praying for enemy soldiers to be torn "to bloody sheds" and is titled "The War Prayer." Before war was declared, Vermont Senator Redfield Proctor declared his travels had shown him "the worst misgovernment" and "barbarity" he had seen. A cartoon mocking it featured two men pushing blocks labeled "War" while wearing the smocks of the Yellow Kid. Prior to this war, (*) newspapers labeled Valeriano Weyler the "Butcher," and the Teller Amendment promised the U.S. would not annex land. Called "a splendid little war" by John Hay, its decisive battle was won by George Dewey at Manila Bay. For 10 points, name this 1898 war sparked by the explosion of the Maine, in which Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders won the Battle of San Juan Hill.
History