USS Maine explosion

GPTKB entity

Statements (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_events
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Commodore_George_Dewey
gptkb:Teddy_Roosevelt
Cuban independence movement
gptkbp:blamed_on Spanish sabotage (theory)
gptkbp:casualties 266
gptkbp:caused_by unknown explosion
gptkbp:commemorated_by memorial services
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired literature and art
gptkbp:disputed_cause Spanish mine theory
coal bunker fire theory
gptkbp:exhibited_at American journalists
gptkbp:featured_in various historical analyses
gptkbp:historical_debate cause of the explosion
gptkbp:historical_impact increased anti-Spanish sentiment in the U. S.
gptkbp:historical_significance symbol of American imperialism
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Maine explosion
gptkbp:influenced U. S. foreign policy
gptkbp:influenced_by U. S. imperialism
gptkbp:investigates gptkb:Naval_Court_of_Inquiry
inconclusive
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in gptkb:historians
historical documentaries
gptkbp:is_discussed_in gptkb:academic_journals
gptkbp:led_to gptkb:Spanish-American_War
gptkb:Treaty_of_Paris_(1898)
increased military spending
U. S. naval expansion
gptkbp:location Havana Harbor, Cuba
gptkbp:memorials gptkb:USS_Maine_National_Monument
gptkbp:occurs_in February 15, 1898
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Cuban_War_of_Independence
U. S. naval history
gptkbp:prompted gptkb:Yellow_journalism
public outcry for war
gptkbp:reported_by gptkb:Joseph_Pulitzer
gptkb:William_Randolph_Hearst
gptkbp:resulted_in gptkb:sinking_of_USS_Maine
gptkb:U._S._victory_in_the_Spanish-American_War
gptkbp:significance sparked U. S. intervention in Cuba
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:US_victory_in_Spanish-American_War
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6