Can some one explain to me what "remember the Maine" means? I know that it has something to do..?

Question

with the cuban missle crisis

Answer 1

On February 15, 1898, an explosion of unknown origin sank the battleship U.S.S. Maine in the Havana, Cuba harbor, killing 266 of the 354 crew members. The sinking of the Maine firmly established anti-Spanish sentiment in the United States, eventually leading to a naval blockade of Cuba - and the start of the Spanish-American War.

The destruction of Maine did not cause the U.S. to declare war on Spain, but it served as a catalyst, accelerating the approach to a diplomatic impasse. In addition, the sinking and deaths of U.S. sailors rallied American opinion more strongly behind armed intervention. The United States declared war on Spain 21 April.



On 5 August 1910, Congress authorized the raising of Maine and directed Army engineers to supervise the work. A second board of inquiry appointed to inspect the wreck after it was raised reported that injuries to the ship’s bottom were caused by an external explosion of low magnitude that set off the forward magazine, completing destruction of the ship. It has never been determined who placed the explosive.

Answer 2

Remember The Maine Definition

Answer 3

It wasn't the Cuban missile crisis. It did have something to do with Cuba though, and the Spanish American war. The saying is actually "Remember the Maine! To h**l with Spain." The ship the Maine exploded in Havana harbor in 1898. There was an investigation but who caused the explosion was never discovered. Spain was blamed, though later studies have suggested the explosion could have been caused by a coal bunker fire. It was used as a reason for those who already wanted to go to war with Spain, and "Remember the Maine" became a US battle cry.

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Answer 4

NO it is the Spanish American war. USS Maine was harbored on the coast of cuba, it sank suddenly killing most of the sailors. It was thought a Spanish loyal had done something to it.THis was one of the 3 main causes the US used to enter the war. The People used to cry out "remember the Maine" in rallies to get Congress to approve going to war. It was later learned that there was a problem within the ship without human fault.

Answer 5

The USS Maine was anchored in Havana Harbor, Cuba, in 1898, when it suffered an explosion and sank. 254 seamen died and 59 were wounded.

No explanation was ever found for the explosion. However, the US newspapers blamed the Spanish. This incident contributed to start of the Spanish - American war.

Answer 6

That was the rallying cry for the Spanish American war, in which we invaded Cuba,( Teddy Roosevelt charge up San Juan hill). The Maine was a US ship that sank in a harbor in Cuba.
The Cuban missile crisis was in 1962, when the soviet Union was discovered to be building a nuclear missile base in Cuba, where as we proceeded with a naval blockade.

Answer 7

The USS Maine was sunk by a navy mine in 1898 when it was anchored in cuba and was the start of the Spanish-American war. The term started with 'Remember the Maine, to hell with spain'. It regards the stand against mining ship ways.

Answer 8

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Can some one explain to me what "remember the Maine" means? I know that it has something to do..?
with the cuban missle crisis

Answer 9

Remember the U.S.S. Maine (supposedly sank by the Spanish in 1898) in Havana.
http://www.smplanet.com/imperialism/remember.html

Answer 10

Actually, it was the catalyst for the Spanish-American War at the turn of the 20th century......the ship named the Maine was blown up, and this was a future rallying cry.