Question

What event, in February of 1898, sparked

President McKinley to ask Congress to declare
war on Spain?
a. A Hearst reporter rescued a jailed female
Cuban rebel.
b. The Rough Rider's charged up San Juan
Hill.
c. There was a mysterious explosion on the
USS Maine.
d. Spain sent military officials to Cuba to put
down the rebels.

Answer 1

Answer:

c. There was a mysterious explosion on the USS Maine

Step-by-step explanation:

In that time, American newspapers used yellow journalism to boost circulation and claimed that Spanish sank the ship intentionally which later turned out to be not the case. In 1976, a team of American naval investigators concluded that the USS Maine explosion was likely caused by a fire that ignited its ammunition stocks not by a Spanish mine.