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Website
Arlington Cemetery

Arlington National Cemetery: u.s.s. Maine Memorial

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Arlington National Cemetery contains a memorial to the U.S.S. Maine, a ship that was sunk during the Spanish-American War. Includes some brief text, then a lot of pictures, and then some in-depth text.
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Handout
US Navy

Naval History and Heritage Command: The Destruction of Uss Maine

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the destruction of the U.S.S Maine, and its impact on the Spanish-American War.
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Lesson Plan
Stanford University

Sheg: Document Based History: Reading Like a Historian: Maine Explosion

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students solve a problem surrounding a historical question by reading primary source documents. When the USS Maine exploded in Havana Harbor, triggering the Spanish-American War, the New York Times and...
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Website
Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: The Destruction of the Battleship Maine

For Students 9th - 10th
Website on the Spanish American War teaches about the battleship USS Maine, its destruction and accounts of its crew.
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Handout
US Navy

Naval History and Heritage: Casualties on the Uss Maine

For Students 9th - 10th
List of all who lost their lives aboard the USS Maine.
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Graphic
Other

Bodin Historic Photo: Battleship Uss Maine, Circa 1899

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a picture of a replica of the U.S.S Maine.
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Article
Mount Holyoke College

International Relations: Albert Shaw: The Blowing Up of the Maine

For Students 9th - 10th
Article written for the April, 1898 issue of American Monthly Review of Reviews expressing the author's opinion on reasons for the blowing up of the U.S.S. Maine, and what U.S. action should be.
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Graphic
US Navy

Naval History and Heritage: Sinking of the Uss Maine, 15 February 1898

For Students 9th - 10th
Collection of photographs related to the sinking of the battleship Maine.
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Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: "Remember the Maine!"

For Students 5th - 8th
See how yellow journalism that reported on the mistreatment of Cuban rebels by the Spanish helped to push the United States into war. Read about the sinking of the USS Maine and the beginning of the Spanish-American War.
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Handout
US Navy

Naval History and Heritage: Survivors of the Uss Maine

For Students 9th - 10th
List of crewmen who survived the explosion on board the USS Maine.