The Battleship Maine

question 32

Multiple Choice

The battleship Maine:

• A) sank the entire Spanish fleet in Manila without a single American loss of life
• B) exploded in Havana Harbor and fueled calls for war with Spain
• C) carried arms to the Cuban insurrectionists
• D) disappeared at sea with no trace, but newspaper reporters claimed that Spain had ordered it sunk
• E) delivered Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders from Tampa to Cuba

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