The USS Maine was a battleship that was sent to Havana Cuba in 1898 to protect the interests of the USA during the Cuban revolt. The battleship exploded and sank on February 15, 1898.
It entered the Harbor on the 25th and was sunk on 15 February 1898.
A combination of show of force & good will.
Good will and show of force.
USS Maine
The USS Maine.
USS Maine
The USS Maine.
They sent an American spy to plant 1 ship and then on January 1898, they closed the coal chamber and blew it all to smithereens sinking the ship. This is what started World War 2.
President William McKinley sent the USS Maine to Cuba in January 1898. The deployment was intended to protect American interests and citizens amid rising tensions during the Cuban War of Independence. The ship's explosion in Havana Harbor on February 15, 1898, escalated tensions and contributed to the outbreak of the Spanish-American War.
In 1898.
He sent the USS Maine to Havana in case American citizens needed to be evacuated.