Fourth Idenfication

Maine:

The Maine was extremely important to the time period of the early 1900s. The Maine was primarily known for being a symbolical ship for Cubans, for killing over 200 people, and the explosion source unknown. The Maine is important to the time period of the early 1900s in a couple of ways. One such way The Maine is important to the time period is because it was a famous explosion that killed over 200 people. Another way The Maine is important is because it was a symbolic ship for the Cubans. Zinn's writings tie into The Maine because in the book, they only say that the Maine was blown up and killed 260 men, but stating anything that was important about it. In Zinn's writings, they say that it is a symbolic ship of Cuban events, which could lead to some clues to who or what and why someone would have the intentions of blowing it up. Zinn thought that this was a symbolic ship for the Americans, in the sense of American interest in Cuba. Most progressivists were feeling bad for the Cubans, which is why most felt for Cuba. The industrialists on the other hand were investing in Cuba, which is why they felt bad for Cuba, otherwise chances are, they could probably careless.