reason for the Spanish-American War ??

Answer 1

The sinking of the battleship USS Maine in Havana Harbor! In Havana Cuba. The explosion which sank it was blamed on the Spanish which ruled Cuba at the time.

However evidence recovered from the Maine after the war suggested it was an internal explosion that ruptured the Maine's hull. Possibly caused by a fire in the coal bunkers getting into the one of the ship's powder magazine's. Either that or an arc of some kind had ignited one of the powder magazines causing the powder magazine to blow up rupturing the Maine's hull.

Answer 2

The Spanish-American conflict exchange into completely pointless, yet besides... Cuban rebels observed a scorched earth coverage against the Spanish, and American investments in Cuba have been endangered. additionally, the vast majority of the yankee public sided with the Cuban rebels and supported American intervention in Cuba. finally, there exchange into the Maine explosion, although there is not any definitely info that that modify into in certainty Spanish sabotage. as a effect of the conflict, us of a of america have been given the Philippines and Puerto Rico and, nevertheless it enable Cuba self govern, won the spectacular to interfere in Cuban affairs fantastically plenty each and every time it had to. The Spanish American conflict additionally exchange into effectively the beginning up of yankee intervention in Latin us of a of america and imperialism, foreshadowing TR's vast-stickism.

Answer 3

Let's not forget the book written by Alfred Thayer Mahan, which made the case for naval influence throughout history and overseas colonies to be used as coaling stations for the new high-tech ships coming online.

Answer 4

Remember the Maine ! USA wrongly assumed that a warship was destroyed.......

Answer 5

it was a turf war . its that simple it was over land.