Asked by wholemelt

What event involving the Maine motivated the United States to go to war with Spain?

It exploded in Cuba.
It was hijacked in the Philippines.
It exploded in Panama.
It was hijacked in Puerto Rico.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
It exploded in Cuba. The U.S. battleship USS Maine blew up in Havana Harbor (1898), fueling public outrage ("Remember the Maine!") and leading to the Spanish–American War.