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What events led to the Spanish-American war that began in 1898?

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Answer: The events that led to the Spanish-American war were America's support of the ongoing struggle by Cubans and Filipinos against Spanish rule, and the mysterious explosion of the battleship the U.S.S. Maine in the Havana Harbor.

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