Creation Date : 9 February 2014
Name : War Causes
Type : Fighting
Attack 1 : Cuban Help
Many Americans thought the United States should help Cubans gain independence from Spain. Others wanted Spain out of Cuba so that the United States could control the island and protect US business interests there.
Attack 2 : TNT & Journals
The US battleship Maine in Cuba's Havana harbor was mysteriously sunk on February 15, 1898, after an Explosion. American newspapers stirred people up by printing sensational stories.
Comments : Spanish-American War::April 1898-August 1898
Illustrator : Nunix