USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-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.

Detailed explanation-2: -Subsequent diplomatic failures to resolve the Maine matter, coupled with United States indignation over Spain’s brutal suppression of the Cuban rebellion and continued losses to American investment, led to the outbreak of the Spanish-American War in April 1898.

Detailed explanation-3: -On April 21, 1898, the United States declared war against Spain. The causes of the conflict were many, but the immediate ones were America’s support of Cuba’s ongoing struggle against Spanish rule and the mysterious explosion of the U.S.S. Maine in Havana Harbor.

Detailed explanation-4: -After its defeat in the Spanish-American War of 1898, Spain ceded its longstanding colony of the Philippines to the United States in the Treaty of Paris.

Detailed explanation-5: -The mysterious destruction of the U.S. battleship Maine in Havana’s harbour on February 15, 1898, led to a declaration of war against Spain two months later.