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Because of the mysterious sinking of the USS Maine.
The USS Maine in Havana Harbor on 15 February 1898.
The United States declared war on Spain on April 15, 1898. This was done in reaction to the sinking of the Battleship Maine on February 15, 1898 and effectively began the Spanish-American War.
The Sinking of the USS Maine.
"Remember the Maine, to Hell with Spain!".
The United States declared war on Spain following the sinking of the Battleship Maine in Havana harbor on February 15, 1898. The explosion that sank the USS Maine was blamed on Spain.
The United States declared war on Spain following the sinking of the Battleship Maine in Havana harbor on February 15, 1898. The explosion that sank the USS Maine was blamed on Spain.
Because of the mysterious sinking of the USS Maine.
The USS Maine in Havana Harbor on 15 February 1898.
The event that lead to war was the Spanish sinking of the Maine.
Following a public outcry against the sinking of the USS Maine in Havana on February 15, 1898, Congress declared war on Spain on April 25, 1898.Congress declared war on Spain on April 25, 1898.
The United States declared war on Spain on April 15, 1898. This was done in reaction to the sinking of the Battleship Maine on February 15, 1898 and effectively began the Spanish-American War.
The Sinking of the USS Maine.
the us declared war on Spain because of the sinking of a US. ship called the Maine. the press got people rilled up using the slogan called Remember The Maine
"Remember the Maine, to Hell with Spain!".
The sinking of the Maine came first.
The battleship blew up while docked in Havana harbor, while Cuba was a rebellious Spanish colony. Newspapers in the US characterized its sinking as sabotage by the Spanish, and public opinion led the US to declare war on Spain in April, 1898.