American Expansionsim project by Lukas Zimmerman

The U.S.S Maine

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Video clip

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Citations

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"The Sinking of the Maine." History Today, 2 Feb. 1998, www.historytoday.com/richard-cavendish/      sinking-maine.

Fact #1

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The explosion killed over 260 officers onboard the ship(“The Sinking”).

Fact #2

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The explosion tore out the bottom of the ship and caused it to sink(“The Sinking”).

Fact #3

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We still aren’t sure what caused the explosion(“The Sinking”).

Fact #4

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The explosion spurred the Spanish American war, for we thought the Spanish had caused it(“The Sinking”).

Theodore Roosevelt

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After the explosion, Roosevelt attacked President McKinley for trying to calm things down. Later Roosevelt and his rough riders attacked San Juan hills and helped the 10th legion defeat the Spanish(“The Sinking”).
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Fact #4

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In response to the explosion, we destroyed the Spanish fleet(“The Sinking”).

Fact #5

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During the war, more soldiers were killed by disease than the sinking of the Maine(“The Sinking”)

Fact #6

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The Spanish Cuban fleet, which had fled Santiago harbour, was hunted down by American battleships and destroyed in four hours. American troops took Puerto Rico a few days afterwards and the Spanish government sued for peace(“The Sinking”)

Fact #7

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An American fleet under Commodore Dewey annihilated a Spanish fleet in Manila Bay in the Philippines with casual ease on May 1st(“The Sinking”).

Fact #8

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The United States formally declared war on April 25th(“The Sinking”).

Fact #9

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The U.S.A was strongly behind the idea of Cuba being independent.

Fact #10

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A theory that a mine caused the explosion of the Maine has been formed.