Maine Response <Tab/>There are obviously many different ideas as to what really caused the terrible explosion of the USS Maine on February 15, 1898. After carefully examining documents concerning the sinking of the Maine, I have reached the conclusion that what happened that day was most likely an attack by the Spanish. By hearing different opinions, we can slowly start to unravel the mystery of the USS Maine's sinking and start to …showed first 75 words of 448 total…

…showed last 75 words of 448 total…evidence are the "facts" that our past generations pass on to us. Slowly, the pieces to the mystery of the USS Maine are coming together. Some may agree that the explosion was not due to difficulties of the ship's inside, but rather a mass of murders in the night. Through studying various documents concerning the Maine, both primary and secondary sources, there is much evidence that the explosion on February 15, 1898 was a result of hate.