sinking of USS Maine

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical event
gptkbp:aftermath gptkb:U.S._victory_in_the_Spanish-American_War
gptkbp:analyzes gptkb:Naval_Court_of_Inquiry
gptkbp:causedBy explosion
gptkbp:celebrates USS_Maine_Memorial_in_Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:commissioned 1889
gptkbp:community_engagement yellow journalism
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Cuban_War_of_Independence
gptkbp:controversy causes of the explosion
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired songs and literature
gptkbp:date February 15, 1898
gptkbp:decommissioned 1891
gptkbp:defeated 1898
66 crew members
gptkbp:historical_analysis impact on U.S.-Spain relations
role in military alliances
role in national identity
role in military strategy
role in anti-imperialism debates
role in colonialism debates
role in historical narratives
role in imperialism debates
role in media influence
role in naval warfare
role in public memory
role in public opinion
role in war propaganda
impact_on_U.S.-Cuba_relations
role_in_American_exceptionalism
role_in_American_nationalism
role_in_U.S._foreign_policy
role_in_U.S._interventionism
gptkbp:historical_significance spark for war
catalyst_for_U.S._expansionism
gptkbp:historicalContext Cuban_struggle_for_independence
gptkbp:historicalRecords Remember_the_Maine!
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label sinking of USS Maine
gptkbp:influence increased military spending
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Spain
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:is_a_symbol_of gptkb:American_imperialism
gptkbp:legacy increased naval power
gptkbp:location Havana_Harbor,_Cuba
gptkbp:media_coverage sensationalized reporting
gptkbp:navalFleet battleship
coal-fired steam engine
steel hull
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:William_McKinley
gptkb:Theodore_Roosevelt
gptkbp:reportsTo Maine_was_sunk_by_an_external_explosion
gptkbp:resultedIn Spanish-American War