Casus: Cuban War of Independence; Belli: Sinking of the USS Maine; Philippine Revolution. Result: (1)Treaty of Paris: Cuba declared independent (1902), Spain cedes the Philippines, Guam and Puerto Rico to US for $20 million. (2)Start of ...
Relations between the United States and Spain were not very good in 1898.On February 15,a battleship called the USS Maine blew up and sank in the harbor at Havana,Cuba.More than 260Americans were killed.Many Americans thought that Spanish saboteurs (破坏者) had set an underwater mine that...
The sinking of the USSMainein Havana Harbor on February 15, 1898 was the catalyst that brought it all together. Sylvester Scovel of theNew York Worldwrote: “Whether Spanish treachery devised, or Spanish willingness permitted this colossal crime, Spain is responsible for it. No number of mil...
In Remembrance of the USS Maine; Observance Marks Anniversary of SinkingSteve Vogel
The USS Maine was an American naval ship that sank in Havana Harbor in 1898. Further, the USS Maine was a large ship whose size was approximately over 300 feet long, and it was one of the most advanced ships in the U.S. Navy at the time. Before exploding, the USS Maine was armed...
From one perspective only a partial story is told, which can seem bias or can be completely wrong. This is seen in the Spanish-American War from the perspective of Americans. It would seem that it is the Spanish’s fault for the destruction of the USS Maine, but once a different ...
Eventually, Crane's ship, the Commodore, sank off the coast of Florida, but he managed to escape in a ten-foot dinghy. He later fictionalized this experience in his short story "The Open Boat." Several factors led to the outbreak of the war. American investments in Cuba were jeopardized ...
and ended up paying the price for it. This is a story I will recount in the near future, but I can say that, in the present, I am now able to make snap decisions and make the most of what I’ve got in front of me, versus dreaming about what could be and then never even havi...
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The USS Maine, The Lusitania, Pearl Harbor, The Golf of Tonkin, and how many more? The precedents have been established and in each case we see the shepherd (Elite) maneuvering the flock (us) via the mechanisms of patriotism, anger and fear, in a direction to suit their goals of power...