Explosion of the USS Maine by Divith Swamy https://padlet.com/125621/kjeqg7n1ddg4 American Expansionism en-us 2018-03-13 12:04:55 UTC 2026-01-19 02:53:19 UTC hello@padlet.com Location, Time, and Date 125621 https://padlet.com/125621/kjeqg7n1ddg4/wish/241316367
  • Havana Harbor
  • February 15 1898 at 9:40 p.m
  • ("February 16 1898")
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  • 268 men were killed 
  • 200 bodies were recovered and 76 had been identified 
  • ("February 16 1898")
    • ]]>     2018-03-13 12:27:13 UTC https://padlet.com/125621/kjeqg7n1ddg4/wish/241319058     Key Importance 125621 https://padlet.com/125621/kjeqg7n1ddg4/wish/241322831
  • America blamed Spain for the explosion which caused the Spanish-American War
  • The explosion was actually caused by a sea mine and may have been accidental 
  • ("February 16 1898")
    • ]]>     2018-03-13 12:34:43 UTC https://padlet.com/125621/kjeqg7n1ddg4/wish/241322831     Key facts of the U.S.S Maine 125621 https://padlet.com/125621/kjeqg7n1ddg4/wish/241817168
  • Costed $2 million to build
  • Was one of America’s first battleships
  • Was sent to Havana to protect American interests
  • (“U.S.S Maine”)
    • ]]>     2018-03-14 12:09:15 UTC https://padlet.com/125621/kjeqg7n1ddg4/wish/241817168     William Randolph Hearst 125621 https://padlet.com/125621/kjeqg7n1ddg4/wish/241823752 William Randolph Hearst by Clinedinst by B.M Clinedinst]]> 2018-03-14 12:23:31 UTC https://padlet.com/125621/kjeqg7n1ddg4/wish/241823752 Who was to blame 125621 https://padlet.com/125621/kjeqg7n1ddg4/wish/241831074
  • Many researchers say it exploded due to a submerged sea mine
  • Others say it was a malfunction in the ship within the coal bunker which arose to combustion fires forming
  • ("February 16 1898")
  • There are even people who say it could have been Spain or Cuba themselves who caused this tragedy
  • (“U.S.S Maine”)
    • ]]>     2018-03-14 12:38:50 UTC https://padlet.com/125621/kjeqg7n1ddg4/wish/241831074     William Randolph Hearst 125621 https://padlet.com/125621/kjeqg7n1ddg4/wish/242294950
  • Born on April 29, 1893
  • Died on August 14, 1951
  • Journalist/founder of “yellow journalism”
  • ("William Randolph")
  • Offered $50,000 to anyone who could find the perpetrator who caused the explosion 
  • ("February 16 1898")
    • ]]>     2018-03-15 12:13:01 UTC https://padlet.com/125621/kjeqg7n1ddg4/wish/242294950     U.S.S Maine 125621 https://padlet.com/125621/kjeqg7n1ddg4/wish/242301251 U.S.S. Maine color 1898 by Public Domain]]> 2018-03-15 12:25:33 UTC https://padlet.com/125621/kjeqg7n1ddg4/wish/242301251 Explosion of the U.S.S. Maine 125621 https://padlet.com/125621/kjeqg7n1ddg4/wish/242302705 Maine explosion by Public Domain]]> 2018-03-15 12:28:27 UTC https://padlet.com/125621/kjeqg7n1ddg4/wish/242302705 Video 125621 https://padlet.com/125621/kjeqg7n1ddg4/wish/242766098 (“The Story”)]]> 2018-03-16 12:07:36 UTC https://padlet.com/125621/kjeqg7n1ddg4/wish/242766098 Citations 125621 https://padlet.com/125621/kjeqg7n1ddg4/wish/242772478 “February 16 1898: Battleship U.S.S. Maine Explodes.” PBS.org, Great Projects Film Company, www.pbs.org/crucible/tl10.html?scrlybrkr=e19d0c18. Accessed 13 Mar. 2018.

    “The Story of the USS Maine.” YouTube.com, 13 Nov. 2012, m.youtube.com/watch?v=3JYFJU3ZJLM&scrlybrkr=b8aa1d12.

    “U.S.S Maine Was Sunk.” Americas Library, www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/progress/jb_progress_maine_2.html. Accessed 14 Mar. 2018.

    “William Randolph Hearst Biography.” Biography.com, A&E Television Networks, www.biography.com/people/william-randolph-hearst-9332973. Accessed 15 Mar. 2018.]]>     2018-03-16 12:24:18 UTC https://padlet.com/125621/kjeqg7n1ddg4/wish/242772478