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The U.S. involvement in the Spanish-American War was primarily triggered by the explosion of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor in February 1898, which was blamed on Spanish forces. Additionally, growing American sympathy for Cuban independence and the sensationalist journalism, known as yellow journalism, that exaggerated Spanish atrocities fueled public outrage. Diplomatic tensions escalated, leading Congress to declare war on Spain in April 1898, marking the beginning of the conflict.

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