Why did Spain declare war on America?

Answer 1

On April 25, 1898 the United States declared war on Spain following the sinking of the Battleship Maine in Havana harbor on February 15, 1898. The war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris on December 10, 1898.

Answer 2

The reasons for war were many, but there were two immediate ones: America's support the ongoing struggle by Cubans and Filipinos against Spanish rule, and the mysterious explosion of the battleship U.S.S. Maine in Havana Harbor.

Answer 3

The opposite is the case, the US fired the first shots of the War at Manila Bay.

Answer 4

In World War 2 it didn't.