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The term originated in commonly sung in Pubs at the time gave birth to the term. The lyrics had the chorus: We don't want to fight But, by Jingo, if we do, We've got the ships, We've got the men, We've got the money, too. The expression "by Jingo" is apparently a from the Basque " Jainko ", meaning " God ". A claim that the term referred to Jingu Of Japan has been entirely dismissed. .]] During the 19th Century in the United States , journalists called this attitude ''spread-eagleism''. This patriotic belligerence was intensified by the sinking of the USS ''Maine'' in Havana harbor that led to the Spanish-American War . "Jingoism" did not enter the U.S. vernacular until near the turn of the 20th Century . One of those frequently accused of Jingoism was Theodore Roosevelt , who answered in an October 8 , 1895 interview in the '' New York Times '', "There is much talk about 'jingoism'. If by 'jingoism' they mean a policy in pursuance of which Americans will with resolution and common sense insist upon our rights being respected by foreign powers, then we are 'jingoes'." In the 1980s, the Capitol Steps political satire troupe sang "Jingo All the Way" (a parody of "Jingle Bells") about protectionism in the auto industry. See also
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