USA HISTORY

What was the immediate cause of the Spanish-American War?

(A) Bombing of Pearl harbor

(B) The dethroning of Queen Lilikalani

(C) Spanish revolution

(D) ** The mysterious explosion of the battleship U.S.S. Maine in Havana Harbor.

Concept note-1: -The immediate cause of the Spanish-American War was Cuba’s struggle for independence from Spain.

Concept note-2: -The reasons for war were many, but there were two immediate ones: America’s support the ongoing struggle by Cubans and Filipinos against Spanish rule, and the mysterious explosion of the battleship U.S.S. Maine in Havana Harbor.

Concept note-3: -On March 28, 1898, the United States Naval Court of Inquiry found that the Maine was destroyed by a submerged mine. Although blame was never formally placed on the Spanish, implication was clear.

Concept note-4: -Explosion of the Maine in Havana harbor-immediate cause for the war. “Remember the Maine” became the battle cry. Maine sent to harbor in case Americans were in danger. Evening February 15, 1898, there was an explosion, officers were ashore.