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apr 20, 1898 - USA joins war on Cuba's side

Description:

-after US warship mysteriously blown up; Spain blamed

-US corporations with investments in Cuba put pressure on US government to protect interests (uncertainty if nationalists won independence)

-US + Cuba anti-Spanish propaganda

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Date:

apr 20, 1898
Now
~ 128 years ago