USS Maine//Emma DiGuglielmo by Emma DiGuglielmo https://padlet.com/12379/6s3nfe7vu15h Made with charm en-us 2018-03-13 15:10:35 UTC 2024-11-06 19:52:13 UTC hello@padlet.com USS Maine: Emma DiGuglielmo 12379 https://padlet.com/12379/6s3nfe7vu15h/wish/241427842 2018-03-13 15:10:56 UTC https://padlet.com/12379/6s3nfe7vu15h/wish/241427842 Building the USS Maine 12379 https://padlet.com/12379/6s3nfe7vu15h/wish/241429245
  • The USS Maine was one of the first American battleships built
  • It cost more than $2 million to build
    • ]]>     2018-03-13 15:12:52 UTC https://padlet.com/12379/6s3nfe7vu15h/wish/241429245     Sailing to Cuba 12379 https://padlet.com/12379/6s3nfe7vu15h/wish/241432067
  • The USS Maine was sent to Cuba after riots had started in Havana 
  • It was sent to protect the American interests that were there ("U.S.S. Maine")

    • ]]>     2018-03-13 15:16:52 UTC https://padlet.com/12379/6s3nfe7vu15h/wish/241432067     A Disaster 12379 https://padlet.com/12379/6s3nfe7vu15h/wish/241433457
  • On February 15, 1898, the ship exploded and sank 
  • 266/354 crew members had been killed ("U.S.S. Maine")

    • ]]>     2018-03-13 15:18:50 UTC https://padlet.com/12379/6s3nfe7vu15h/wish/241433457     Investigations 12379 https://padlet.com/12379/6s3nfe7vu15h/wish/241433758
  • After investigations had been done, the U.S. Navy reported that a mine blew it up
  • The Navy had not blamed anyone or any country for the explosion and said it was an accident ("U.S.S. Maine")

    • ]]>     2018-03-13 15:19:16 UTC https://padlet.com/12379/6s3nfe7vu15h/wish/241433758     The Mystery 12379 https://padlet.com/12379/6s3nfe7vu15h/wish/241435354
  • Even though it was concluded that a mine blew it up, it was still a mystery if it was Cuba, Spain, or actually an accident
  • The United States insisted Spain did it which eventually led to the Spanish-American War in April ("U.S.S. Maine")
    • ]]>     2018-03-13 15:21:29 UTC https://padlet.com/12379/6s3nfe7vu15h/wish/241435354     Present Day Conclusions 12379 https://padlet.com/12379/6s3nfe7vu15h/wish/241437466
  • Today it is believed that it was no person or country that caused the explosion, but it was a malfunction in the ship ("U.S.S. Maine")
    • ]]>     2018-03-13 15:24:31 UTC https://padlet.com/12379/6s3nfe7vu15h/wish/241437466     USS Maine Color 12379 https://padlet.com/12379/6s3nfe7vu15h/wish/241442211 This picture is the last sunset of the USS Maine before it was blown up.]]> 2018-03-13 15:31:20 UTC https://padlet.com/12379/6s3nfe7vu15h/wish/241442211 Wreck of the USS Maine 12379 https://padlet.com/12379/6s3nfe7vu15h/wish/241446504 This is a picture of the aftermath of the explosion.]]> 2018-03-13 15:37:23 UTC https://padlet.com/12379/6s3nfe7vu15h/wish/241446504 William Randolph Hearst Involvement 12379 https://padlet.com/12379/6s3nfe7vu15h/wish/241448320 William Randolph Hearst was a famous journalist. Him and his New York Journal was offering $50,000 as a reward for any person who could detect the person who set the explosion of the USS Maine. It was suggested that the journalist may have set the explosion up to start a war. However, it is unclear, and most likely known to be a malfunction with the ship itself ("William Randolph").]]> 2018-03-13 15:39:42 UTC https://padlet.com/12379/6s3nfe7vu15h/wish/241448320 William Randolf Hearst 12379 https://padlet.com/12379/6s3nfe7vu15h/wish/241451187
  • Born in San Francisco 
  • Born on April 29, 1863
  • Known for Yellow Journalism 
  • Journalist
  • ("William Randolph")
    • ]]>     2018-03-13 15:43:10 UTC https://padlet.com/12379/6s3nfe7vu15h/wish/241451187     William R. Hearst 12379 https://padlet.com/12379/6s3nfe7vu15h/wish/241592444 William Randolph Hearst]]> 2018-03-13 19:18:35 UTC https://padlet.com/12379/6s3nfe7vu15h/wish/241592444 USS Maine Video 12379 https://padlet.com/12379/6s3nfe7vu15h/wish/241594847 The Battleship USS Maine]]> 2018-03-13 19:23:53 UTC https://padlet.com/12379/6s3nfe7vu15h/wish/241594847 Works Cited 12379 https://padlet.com/12379/6s3nfe7vu15h/wish/241976242 The Battleship USS Maine. YouTube, www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvflwJQxnzs. Accessed 14 Mar. 2018. 
    USS Maine Color. Commons, commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USS_Maine_color_1898.jpg. Accessed 13 Mar. 2018.
    “U.S.S. Maine Was Sunk.” America’s Story, www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/progress/jb_progress_maine_1.html. Accessed 14 Mar. 2018.
    William Randolph Hearst. Wikipedia, en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Randolph_Hearst. Accessed 13 Mar. 2018.
    “William Randolph Hearst Biography.” Biography, www.biography.com/people/william-randolph-hearst-9332973. Accessed 14 Mar. 2018.
    Wreck of the USS Maine. Flickr, www.flickr.com/photos/timevanson/8754703531. Accessed 13 Mar. 2018.

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