Question

Which were causes of the Spanish-American War? Choose all answers that are correct. A. Spain refused to remove its forces from the Aleutian Islands. B. Spanish authorities mistreated residents of Cuba. C. Germany agreed to support Spain if it invaded the United States. D. Many Americans believed the Spanish had sunk the U.S.S. Maine.

Answer 1

B)Spanish authorities mistreated residents of Cuba 
The Cubans wanted to free themselves from the Spaniards which began February 1895.Spain’s brutally repressive measures to halt the rebellion were graphically portrayed for the U.S. public by several sensational newspapers, and American sympathy for the rebels rose.