While the perpetrator still remains unknown, the US blamed Spain for the explosion, as relations between the two countries were strained over how Spain was mistreating it's colonies in Cuba. This led to the Spanish-American War, which was a US victory that led to the takeover of the Philippines and Cuba from Spain.
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They both took over lands and peoples and treated them unfairly. They conquered many lands and built an empire. They both caused many revolts.
To convert them into Catholics