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In Havana Harbor in Cuba

On a friendly visit to protect the interests of Americans from the Spanish

(“The Maine”)

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February 15, 1898

268 died, only 200 bodies found and 76 identified

("February 16 1898")

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The newspapers blamed Spain

William Randolph Hearst offered $50,000 for the “detection of the Perpertrator of the Maine outrage”

("February 16 1898")

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On March 28 1898, the US Naval Court of Inquiry said the Maine was destroyed by a mine, though no blame was officially made to Spain

The explosion made Americans want to go to war, and it was one of the main reasons why they declared war

(“February 16 1898”)

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(Wreck of the USS Maine-Low)

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In 1976, American naval investigators found that the explosion was likely caused by a fire that ignited the ammunition (“The Maine”)

Some conspiracy theorists think that Hearst might have caused the explosion to start a war (“February 16 1898”)

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Works Cited

“February 16 1898: Battleship U.S.S. Maine Explodes.” Pbs.org, 1999, www.pbs.org/crucible/tl10.html?scrlybrkr=4b64e2f2. Accessed 13 Mar. 2018.

Halstead, Murat. USS Maine Color 1898. 1898. Wikimedia Commons, 22 May 2015, commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USS_Maine_color_1898.jpg. Accessed 14 Mar. 2018.

“The Maine Explodes.” History.com, A+E Networks, www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-maine-explodes#. Accessed 13 Mar. 2018.

“The Sinking of the USS Maine.” C-span, 10 Apr. 2017, www.c-span.org/video/?c4681917/sinking-uss-maine. Accessed 15 Mar. 2018.

“William Randolph Hearst.” Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2015, www.britannica.com/biography/William-Randolph-Hearst. Accessed 14 Mar. 2018.

William Randolph Hearst. 8 Oct. 1910. Wikimedia Commons, 12 Sept. 2007, commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William_Randolph_Hearst.jpg. Accessed 15 Mar. 2018.

Wreck of the USS Maine-Low Tide-Havana Harbor Cuba-1911. Flickr, www.flickr.com/photos/timevanson/8754703531/in/photostream/. Accessed 14 Mar. 2018.

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(Halstead)

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(William Randolph)

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Born April 29, 1863

Died August 14, 1951

Publisher for the New York Journal

Supported going to war with Spain

Wrote dishonest and exaggerated reports, and made Americans want to go to war

(“William Randolph”)

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(“The Sinking”)

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Thomas Frezza of the National Museum of the United States Navy explained the sinking of the U.S.S. Maine which led to the Spanish-American War.