(A) 1890
(B) 1896
(C) ** 1898
(D) 1894
EXPLANATIONS BELOW
Concept note-1: -On April 25, 1898 the United States declared war on Spain following the sinking of the Battleship Maine in Havana harbor on February 15, 1898. The war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris on December 10, 1898.