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The exciting headlines about the USS Maine getting destroyed made some people angry and want to go to war with Spain.

and explain how these headlines and their stories might have played a major role in U.S. involvement in the Spanish-American War.

The sensationalized news coverage of the USS Maine's destruction fueled patriotic fervor and anti-Spanish sentiment, ultimately swaying public opinion and pushing the United States towards declaring war on Spain to avenge the attack on the American warship.