answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

The sinking of the Maine, in Havana Harbor, was thought (by many scholars now) to be due to scuttling of the ship (rather than an attack by the Spanish), in order that the US could "legally" declare war on Spain.

User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: What suspicious event started the Spanish-American War?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

What event started the downfall of the Cold War?

No one single event started the end of the Cold War. Rather it was a series of factors that combined.


Did Cuba Guam and the Philippines become US possessions after the SpanishAmerican War?

Platt Amendment Foraker Act


When was UN started and after which world event?

The UN was started in 1945, just after World War II.


What was the most important event that started World War I?

It was the assasination of archduke franz Ferdinand that directly started world war 1


What event started the creek war?

Militancy triggered by the cultural and territorial encroachment resulting in the Creek War.


What was the event that started and caused World War 2?

Germany invaded Poland


What was a Major national event in 1961 1962 or 1963?

the Vietnam war had started


What one event started World War 1?

The assassination of Franz Ferdinand


What event started the war in Korea?

Noth Korea Invaded South Korea


What event started the First World War in 1914?

The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand


Whats an important event that happened in 1914?

World War One started.


What event started the Revolutionary War?

The event that started the Revolutionary war was the Battle of Lexington and Concord. 700 men were sent by the British to disarm the rebels in Concord, Massachusetts. The minutemen in Massachusetts were pre warned and waiting for the Brits when they arrived.