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The US declared war on Spain, starting the Spanish-American War, as a result of the media hysteria for war that followed the explosion and sinking of the Battleship Maine in Havana Harbor. At the time, the newspapers attributed the explosion to Spanish sabotage. Investigations and assessments decades later have shown that it was probably a dust explosion in the coal bunkers - an accident rather than an intentional event.
The was also a revolution in Cuba against Spanish rule there which attracted sympathy in America,
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What are five key events that led to the statehood?
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What major events occured around the time of the Spanish American War?
The annexation of Hawaii.
What event turned the Cuban revolution into armed conflict in the Spanish-American War?
The Spanish-American war took place approximately half a century before the Cuban revolution, so do not combine these two events.
How did the Spanish-American war and the events that followed help dictate us policy towards cuba?
it didnt
What is a synonym for the spanish American war?
A synonym for the spanish-american war is the american-spanish war. MAKE SURE TO ADD THE heifen or -...
What are the historical events in Spain?
The Spanish American War and the Spanish Blockade
Spanish loss of Puerto Rico?
Was caused by the Spanish-American War.
What events in what country trigger the Spanish American war?
Cuba
The Spanish and American War caused the US to become a?
A Global Power.
What are five key events that led to the statehood?
What are the five key events that led to Indians statehood
What are the most important events that ever happened in the Philippines?
The Spanish-American War
What are some of the important events that happened in Puerto Rico?
The Spanish American War.
What violent events affected Cuba with the US relationship?
Spanish-American War
Which of these events happened last1896 presidential electionend of the Spanish-American Warend of the Civil Waropening the ports of Japan?
end of the Spanish-American War
What major events occured around the time of the Spanish American War?
The annexation of Hawaii.
What remains a mystery to this day about the spanish-american war?
What caused the USS Maine explosion.
What was the effect on Spain that was caused by the Spanish American War?
It lost its New World Empire.
