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No one knows. The explosion is now believed to have occurred due to an accident -- a coal fire next to an ammunition magazine.
However, conspiracy theories have included some that believe US factions blew up the ship to deliberately start the war, or that Cuban nationalists blew it up to provoke the US to expel the Spanish from the island. In any event, those with the least to gain would have been the Spanish, because they were not prepared to defend against an attack from the large US Military forces.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 13y agoNo. An accumulation of coal fuel fumes caused a detonation, destroying the battleship.
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∙ 8y agoWiki User
∙ 10y agoNo. That was a false claim by the US government so that it could go to war with Spain. Spanish ships were nowhere in the area.
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∙ 13y agoIt was certainly a contributing factor.
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∙ 14y agoNO
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What war started when battleship Maine was sunk?
spanish american war
What country did America blame for the Spanish American War?
Spain, when the US battleship Maine sank in Havana harbor. It was believed that the Spanish had sunk the American battleship with a command-detonated mine, but after the war it was discovered that the Maine was sunk by an internal explosion.
Which battleship sunk with most of its men on it?
The USS Maine.
What became the battle cry that sunk the uss Maine?
After the battleship Maine was blown up in Havana harbor, the battle cry through the ensuing Spanish American War was, "Remember the Maine!"
What is the name of the battleship that had sunk in a Cuban port in 1898?
USS Maine
What war started when battleship Maine was sunk?
spanish american war
What country did America blame for the Spanish American War?
Spain, when the US battleship Maine sank in Havana harbor. It was believed that the Spanish had sunk the American battleship with a command-detonated mine, but after the war it was discovered that the Maine was sunk by an internal explosion.
What date was the battleship Maine explodesleading to the spanish American war?
The Maine was sunk in Havana Harbour, 15 February 1898
What was the slogan to support war with Spain?
"Remember the Maine," referring to the battleship USS Maine sunk in Havana Harbor and blamed on the Spanish.
What the disagreement between the US and Spain about the battleship Maine?
The United States of America and the country of Spain disagreed as to how the battleship Maine sunk. The United States accused the Spanish Navy of sabotage.
What was the disagreement between the US and Spain about the battleship Maine?
The United States of America and the country of Spain disagreed as to how the battleship Maine sunk. The United States accused the Spanish Navy of sabotage.
Which battleship sunk with most of its men on it?
The USS Maine.
Who was the president when the battleship Maine was sunk in havana?
Mckinley.
Where is the battleship Maine?
A USN steel constructed battleship which was sunk while docked in Cuba. The sinking sparked the Spanish-American War of 1898.
What was the name of the battleship sunk off the coast of Cuba?
The Maine
Who was in office when the battleship Maine was sunk in havana?
President McKinley.
What became the battle cry that sunk the uss Maine?
After the battleship Maine was blown up in Havana harbor, the battle cry through the ensuing Spanish American War was, "Remember the Maine!"
