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Why did the US have the right to start the Spanish-American war?
Because American territory was attacked (The USS Maine battleship was blown up in Havana harbor). Spanish saboutage was suspected at the time.
When did the us declair war on Spain?
the U.S declared war to Spain because of the Havana harbor.
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.
When was the battleship Maine sunk?
Havana Harbor. It was raised and re-sunk again in deeper water in 1911.
What us ship exploded in Havana harbor 1898?
The U.S.S. Maine was the US ship that had exploded in Havana Harbor in 1898. It had mysteriously exploded the following month after it had entered the harbor.
In 1898 the American ship the Maine blew up in Havana Harbor What country did the US blame?
Spain was blamed. It plead not guilty.
Why did the US have the right to start the Spanish-American war?
Because American territory was attacked (The USS Maine battleship was blown up in Havana harbor). Spanish saboutage was suspected at the time.
What was the name of the us navy ship that exploded in Havana Harbor and spiked the war fever in the US?
It was the USS Maine that blew up. The cause is surmised to be an explosion in her coal bunkers. The mast of the Maine is at the US Naval Academy.
What was the disagreement between US and Spain about battle ship Maine?
The disagreement between US and Spain about battle ship Maine occurred during the Spanish American war. The battleship Maine was attacked in Havana harbor and it caused the start of the Spanish American war.
The US Naval ship sunk in Havana harbor in 1896 precipitating the spanish American war was what?
The Navy ship was the USS Maine (ACR-1) a US Navy Battleship moored in Havana Harbor. Though to this day controversy still exists as to the initiating cause of the explosion that sank the Maine, the consensus is that the ignition of powder in her forward magazines and resulting explosion are what sunk her. Initiating causes range from a mine to a fire cause by spontaneous coal combustion.
When did the us declair war on Spain?
the U.S declared war to Spain because of the Havana harbor.
Who was captain of the US battleship that exploded in Havana Harbor February 1898?
Captain Charles Dwight Sigsbee, US Navy.
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.
When was the battleship Maine sunk?
Havana Harbor. It was raised and re-sunk again in deeper water in 1911.
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.
