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What country triggered the Spanish-American War:?

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Answer: Spain.

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The war originated in the Cuba 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.

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Answer: Cubans and Filipinos

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There were struggles against family rules. Also, the mysterious explosion of the U.S.S. Maine battleship in Havana Harbor added to it.

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