Option B, Spain arrested several Cubans it was believed to have caused the blast was true about the sinking of the USS Maine.
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Originally, the ship's disappearance, the USS Maine, prompted Spain to consider it blown up in a bay, near Havana. Yellow journalism was a trend that encouraged newspapers to sympathize with or encourage the cause of the Spanish revolution.
Nevertheless, the truth was that the engine of the ship was not functioning properly. This was discussed years after the fire in 1898.
The burning of the ship actually caused some people to want to have the USA to declare war on Spain as they killed the Americans on ship. Nonetheless, Spain didn't actually destroy the ship because of the incorrect information. The USA used the blast to wage war on Spain, and the Spanish-American War was won in 1898. It was the blast.
Answer:
Question 1: Answer is Option A: The British finally gave India a much greater level of independence.
Question 2: Answer is Option B: British companies ignored the limits imposed by the caste system and hired laborers on the basis of merit instead
Explanation:
<u>Question 1:</u>
Indian Army played a major role in world war 1. There were around 13 lakh Indian soldiers who served during World War I and fought for the Britishers. When the World War I ended in 1919, Indians were promoted to higher officer ranks. Many cadets were also sent to study in "Great Britain" at the "Royal Military College".
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As far as caste system was concerned, British served their own interests as it was very difficult for them to manage large Indian population and that to with wide variety of castes. So, they created single society with common laws so that they can easily govern them. So, they use to hire labors on the basis of merit and industrialization occurred in India.
The main difference between both nations was their political views. America was and is a capitalist country and as we know has many freedoms. The Soviet Union on the other hand was a Communist country that gave no rights to its citizens. The United States wasn't happy with that. Also, after WWll, the U.S. provided aid to war torn European countries with the Marshall Plan but the Soviet Union hated this because they wanted to take over those countries.
