nov 21, 1897 - Maine blows up (Feb 1898)

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(early 1898) Wash sends battleship Maine to Cuba to protect and evacuate Amer; Was also to demonstrate Wash’s concern for island’s stability; Feb 15 1898 - Maine blew up in Havana, 260 sailor died;

2 investigations - one amer, one Spanish; Amer said that blast caused by submarine mine, Amer ready for war; Yellow press → made everyone mad, would yell “remember the maine, down w/ spain”;

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