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∙ 11y agoIt led to the Spanish American war. When the U.S won they gained Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Phillipines.
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What War began with the explosion of the USS Maine?
The 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.
The USS maine was actually sunk by?
The United States government claimed that the USS Maine was sunk by a Spanish mine in Havana Harbor in Cuba. However, evidence points to an explosion in a powder magazine. This lead to the sinking of the ship and the US and Spain going to war.
Which event led to the spanish-american war?
The Cuban Independence movement, the de Lome letter and the mysterious explosion and sinking of the USS Maine.
What ship explosion caused the spanish-American war?
It was the USS Maine, a battleship that was anchored in Havana Harbor when it unexpectedly blew up. The cause of the explosion is still not certain, but it was a catastrophe. The unexplained explosion was used as a catalyst to precipitate the US and Spain into a war.It
What event started the Spanish American War?
The explosion aboard the U.S.S. Maine started the Spanish American War.
What War began with the explosion of the USS Maine?
The 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.
In 1898 the Spanish American war began with the explosion of?
The USS Maine.
What were causes of the Spanish-American War?
the explosion and sinking of the battleship Maine.
Who blaimed Spain for the USS Maine explosion?
The Newspapers in an effort to get the war started.
What did the explosion of the USS Maine do?
It sank the ship and began the Spanish American War.
What event led to the outbreak of the war?
explosion of the ship the Maine they blamed spian
The USS maine was actually sunk by?
The United States government claimed that the USS Maine was sunk by a Spanish mine in Havana Harbor in Cuba. However, evidence points to an explosion in a powder magazine. This lead to the sinking of the ship and the US and Spain going to war.
Which event led to the spanish-american war?
The Cuban Independence movement, the de Lome letter and the mysterious explosion and sinking of the USS Maine.
What ship explosion caused the spanish-American war?
It was the USS Maine, a battleship that was anchored in Havana Harbor when it unexpectedly blew up. The cause of the explosion is still not certain, but it was a catastrophe. The unexplained explosion was used as a catalyst to precipitate the US and Spain into a war.It
What remains a mystery to this day about the spanish-american war?
What caused the USS Maine explosion.
