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The US sent the battleship USS Maine to protect the lives and property of American citizens. The ship remained quietly at anchor in Havana Harbor for 3 weeks. Then, on February 15, 1898, an enormous explosion shattered the Maine, killing about 260 officers and crew members. American newspapers immediately blamed Spain. Much later evidence indicated that the explosion may have been accidental, but at that time, Americans clamored for war with Spain.
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∙ 9y agoIn 1898, the US warship USS Maine exploded in the Havana harbor. 250 US sailors were killed.This touched off a series of events that led to war with Spain. The newspaper reporting on the situation became known as "yellow journalism". Newspaper giant William Randolph Hearst, owned the New York Journal and published biased information about the situation in Cuba.
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∙ 16y agoMost of the posturing by the US regarding Cuba was fostered by American Corporate greed rather than a security threat.
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∙ 14y agoSpanish saboutage was suspected when the USS Maine battleship was blown up in Havana harbor.
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In 1898 the US declares war on?
They declare war on Spain, who was then controlling Cuba, while Cuba was losing a revolution. Also thanks to yellow journalism, USA got mad, and declared war on Spain.
How did publisher William Randolph Hearst influence the us government to declare war on Spain?
How did publisher Williarm Randolph Hearst influence the us government to declare war on Spain
This war had the US and Cuba fighting against the Country of Spain?
The Spanish American War.
Why the conflict of the Spanish American War?
The Spanish were accused of (rightly or wrongly) sinking a US Navy ship in Cuba. A good deal of yellow journalism. Yellow journalism is exaggerating the truth to the point of falsehood. We declare war on the Spanish. We take the Philippines and Cuba. We turn over the countries to the local people. Da end......(:
What 2 countries fought over Cuba in the Spanish American War?
Spain and the US.
Did the US declare war on Cuba because of the destruction of the battleship Maine?
Half correct; declared war on SPAIN. At that time, Cuba was a territory of Spain.
What event caused the US to declare war on Spain in 1898?
An economic reason for the United States to declare war on Spain in 1898 included protecting US interests in Cuba.
Did the US declare war on Spain to claim Guam and the Philippines?
No, the issue was Cuba and Cuban Independence,
In 1898 the US declares war on?
They declare war on Spain, who was then controlling Cuba, while Cuba was losing a revolution. Also thanks to yellow journalism, USA got mad, and declared war on Spain.
Where was US and Spain war fought?
Cuba
How did publisher William Randolph Hearst influence the us government to declare war on Spain?
How did publisher Williarm Randolph Hearst influence the us government to declare war on Spain
Why was Cuba not ceded when Puerto Rico and the Philippines were?
Events in Cuba were the excuse for the United States to declare war on Spain. In doing so the US explicitly denied any territorial ambitions in Cuba. As a result it was not politically possible for the US to take Cuba as a possession. Instead the US controlled Cuba for a few years and then reorganized it as a sovereign nation.
Why did America declare war on the Spanish?
The US supported the independence of Cuba as part of the elimination of European colonies in the America's. The conflict erupted after the sinking of the USS Maine in Havana harbor. The US blockaded Cuba and Spain declared war, despite being completely outmatched militarily.
This war had the US and Cuba fighting against the Country of Spain?
The Spanish American War.
What was an economic reason for the U.S. to declare war on Spain in 1898?
In the late 19th century, many US businesses had interests in Cuba, and part of the impetus for the Spanish-American War was to prevent its colonial government from adversely regulating trade with the US.
Why the conflict of the Spanish American War?
The Spanish were accused of (rightly or wrongly) sinking a US Navy ship in Cuba. A good deal of yellow journalism. Yellow journalism is exaggerating the truth to the point of falsehood. We declare war on the Spanish. We take the Philippines and Cuba. We turn over the countries to the local people. Da end......(:
Which Territory did the US not receive as a result of the Spanish-American war?
The Spanish-American War was mainly fought for Cuban independence from Spain. After the US, Cuba, and Spain's colonies defeated Spain, Spain signed over its territories (the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico) to the US. The US also technically gained Cuba as the country occupied Cuba postwar.
