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newspapers in the u.s used the event to further turn public opinion against Spain.

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newspapers in the US took advantage of the event to turn public opinion

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The USS Maine exploded in the Cuban harbor. The United States newspapers blamed Spain. The Spanish-American War was a result.

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The Spanish-American War, 1898, was directly preceded by the destruction of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor, Cuba.

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It suffered from a mysterious explosion and sank.

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Spanish-American War

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