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OpenStudy (anonymous):

how did the Spanish American war start

OpenStudy (surana):

The Maine blew up.

OpenStudy (surana):

Hence the "Remember the Maine" rally cry during that conflict. The ship blew up in Spanish territory so the Americans thought the Spanish blew it up so next thing you know they're all fighting.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

welcome to openstudy! and surana is correct on how they were fighting for territory and how some people lied about what the enemy did so they started fighting a war.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

an explosion sank the battleship USS Maine in Havana Harbor, triggering a war between the United States and Spain. The Maine came from cuba to protect American citizens while Cuban revolutionaries were fighting to win independence from Spain. (:

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