The event that prompted the United States to join the war in Cuba in the 1890s was the sinking of the USS Maine. Here are the steps leading to this event:

1. Cuba had been a Spanish colony since the time of Christopher Columbus, and by the 1890s, many Cubans were fighting for independence from Spain.

2. The United States had economic interests in Cuba, and American media outlets were reporting on the brutal tactics used by the Spanish to suppress the Cuban rebellion. This led to public sympathy for the Cuban rebels in the United States.

3. In January 1898, the USS Maine, an American naval ship, was sent to Havana, Cuba to protect American interests during the Cuban War of Independence.

4. On February 15, 1898, the USS Maine exploded and sank in Havana Harbor. More than 260 American sailors were killed.

5. The cause of the explosion was never definitively determined, but American media outlets immediately blamed Spain, further inflaming public sentiment.

6. In April 1898, partly in response to the sinking of the Maine and under pressure from the public, the United States declared war on Spain. This began the Spanish-American War, during which the United States fought Spain in both Cuba and the Philippines.

7. The war ended in December 1898 with the Treaty of Paris, which granted independence to Cuba and ceded Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines to the United States.

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The event that prompted the United States to join the war in Cuba in the 1890s was the sinking of the USS Maine. Here are the steps leading to this event:

1. Cuba had been a Spanish colony since the time of Christopher Columbus, and by the 1890s, many Cubans were fighting for independence from Spain.

2. The United States had economic interests in Cuba, and American media outlets were reporting on the brutal tactics used by the Spanish to suppress the Cuban rebellion. This led to public sympathy for the Cuban rebels in the United States.

3. In January 1898, the USS Maine, an American naval ship, was sent to Havana, Cuba to protect American interests during the Cuban War of Independence.

4. On February 15, 1898, the USS Maine exploded and sank in Havana Harbor. More than 260 American sailors were killed.

5. The cause of the explosion was never definitively determined, but American media outlets immediately blamed Spain, further inflaming public sentiment.

6. In April 1898, partly in response to the sinking of the Maine and under pressure from the public, the United States declared war on Spain. This began the Spanish-American War, during which the United States fought Spain in both Cuba and the Philippines.

7. The war ended in December 1898 with the Treaty of Paris, which granted independence to Cuba and ceded Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines to the United States.

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