What led the United States to declare war against Spain?

The United States declared war against Spain on April 21, 1898. ... There were many reasons for the war, but there were two immediate ones: America's support for the ongoing fight against Spanish rule by Cubans and Filipinos, and the mysterious explosion of the U.S. Maine battleship in Havana Harbor.

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senpaiethan senpaiethan · Answer 2 · 2021-02-19T06:46:50+01:00

senpaiethan senpaiethan

19-02-2021

The war originated in the Cuban struggle for independence from Spain, which began in February 1895.
Spain’s brutally repressive measures to halt the rebellion were graphically portrayed for the U.S. public by several sensational newspapers engaging in yellow journalism, and American sympathy for the Cuban rebels rose. So the explosion of the US Maine battleship and sympathy for the cubans.

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