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What happened after the USS Maine exploded in the Spanish American War?
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∙ 13y ago
The whole war started. Up until that point there has been no war, it was all merely vague nonsense. After the explosion (Which was accidental, not a Spanish attack) the public, blaming the Spaniards, demanded war.
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∙ 7y agoThe yellow journalism made it an need for the United States to fight Spain so the Spanish American war started.
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What happened to the Maine and what did this cause?
No one knows why the USS Maine exploded. Yellow journalists began a rumor that said Spain coal mines blew it up. This is how the Spanish-American War started.
In what war did the battleship Maine explode leading to the Spanish-American?
No war. Spain and the US were officially at peace when the Maine exploded, although war had been brewing for some time. The explosion of the Maine was the event which sparked the Spanish-American War.
What battleship sank in Havana Harbor?
The USS Maine exploded and sank in Havana Harbor. It precipitated the US and Spain into the Spanish-American War.
What happened in Havana Harbor that brought the US into war?
The battleship Maine exploded in Havana harbour which brought the US into the Spanish American War in 1898. This isn't related to Pearl Harbour, which was attacked by the Japanese in 1941.
In what way did the UUS Maine ship help ignite the Spanish-American War?
It exploded under mysterious circumstances and Spain was blamed by the press and the public.
What started the spanish american war-?
the ship, Maine, exploded and the Spaniards were blamed -The U.S. wanted to protect American business interests -The U.S.S Maine exploded -Exaggerated news reports were printed (Yellow Journalism)
What happened to the Maine and what did this cause?
No one knows why the USS Maine exploded. Yellow journalists began a rumor that said Spain coal mines blew it up. This is how the Spanish-American War started.
What city harbor did the battle ship Maine exploded in?
havana harbor in 1898 helped start spanish american war
In what war did the battleship Maine explode leading to the Spanish-American?
No war. Spain and the US were officially at peace when the Maine exploded, although war had been brewing for some time. The explosion of the Maine was the event which sparked the Spanish-American War.
What battleship sank in Havana Harbor?
The USS Maine exploded and sank in Havana Harbor. It precipitated the US and Spain into the Spanish-American War.
What happened in Havana Harbor that brought the US into war?
The battleship Maine exploded in Havana harbour which brought the US into the Spanish American War in 1898. This isn't related to Pearl Harbour, which was attacked by the Japanese in 1941.
Explosion of Maine?
The U.S.S. Main exploded in Havana Harbor on February 15 1898 killing most of her crew and sparking the Spanish American War.
In what way did the UUS Maine ship help ignite the Spanish-American War?
It exploded under mysterious circumstances and Spain was blamed by the press and the public.
What happened as a result of the destruction of the USS Maine?
newspapers in the u.s used the event to further turn public opinion against spain.
What ship exploded causing the US to be involved in the Spanish war?
The battleship Maine exploding in Havana Harbor triggered the Spanish-American war. Hurst and Pulitzer newspapers drummed up support for the war using the Maine as the main cause.
What headline related to the Spanish American war is an example of yellow journalism?
"Sinking of the USS Maine: Spanish Sabotage! Remember the Maine and to hell with Spain!"
The sinking of the uss Maine led to what war?
The Spanish American war, the newspapers accused Spain for sinking the Maine, when acctually something happened in the boiler room, that's what made it sink.
