sinking of USS Maine

Target entity: sinking of USS Maine
Context triple: [Charles Dwight Sigsbee, eventAssociatedWith, sinking of USS Maine]

• A. sinking of the RMS Lusitania
  The sinking of the RMS Lusitania was a 1915 World War I maritime disaster in which a British ocean liner was torpedoed by a German U-boat off the coast of Ireland, causing heavy civilian casualties and intensifying anti-German sentiment.
• B. Disaster of 1898
  The Disaster of 1898 was the decisive defeat of Spain in the Spanish–American War, marking the loss of its last major colonies and the effective end of the Spanish Empire.
• C. Tonkin Affair
  The Tonkin Affair was a late 19th-century French political scandal and military setback in Indochina that provoked fierce parliamentary controversy and ultimately toppled the government of Jules Ferry.
• D. Capture of Veracruz (1862)
  The Capture of Veracruz (1862) was an early French military operation during the intervention in Mexico in which French forces seized the strategic Gulf port city to secure a foothold for their broader campaign.
• E. Bombardment of San Juan
  The Bombardment of San Juan was a U.S. naval attack on the Spanish-held city of San Juan, Puerto Rico, in 1898 during the Spanish–American War.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: sinking of USS Maine
Target entity description: The sinking of USS Maine was an 1898 explosion and loss of a U.S. Navy battleship in Havana Harbor that killed most of its crew and helped trigger the Spanish–American War.

• A. sinking of the RMS Lusitania
  The sinking of the RMS Lusitania was a 1915 World War I maritime disaster in which a British ocean liner was torpedoed by a German U-boat off the coast of Ireland, causing heavy civilian casualties and intensifying anti-German sentiment.
• B. Disaster of 1898
  The Disaster of 1898 was the decisive defeat of Spain in the Spanish–American War, marking the loss of its last major colonies and the effective end of the Spanish Empire.
• C. Tonkin Affair
  The Tonkin Affair was a late 19th-century French political scandal and military setback in Indochina that provoked fierce parliamentary controversy and ultimately toppled the government of Jules Ferry.
• D. Capture of Veracruz (1862)
  The Capture of Veracruz (1862) was an early French military operation during the intervention in Mexico in which French forces seized the strategic Gulf port city to secure a foothold for their broader campaign.
• E. Bombardment of San Juan
  The Bombardment of San Juan was a U.S. naval attack on the Spanish-held city of San Juan, Puerto Rico, in 1898 during the Spanish–American War.
• F. None of above. chosen