Which of these statements is the  best  historical conclusion about the cause of the sinking of uss maine? the sinking definitely began with the explosion of a spanish mine. the sinking definitely began with a mine explosion, but experts are undecided about who was responsible. the explosion was caused by a coal fire onboard uss maine, and no mine was present. experts cannot definitively say what the cause of the explosion was.

The explosion of the Maine in Cuba on February 15, 1898 was ruled by a Naval Court of Inquiry in March of 1898 as caused by a mine explosion. Subsequantly many different views of what caused the explosion have been put forward to a fire in her coal bunkers to a fire in her powder magazines. In 1976 a group of American Naval Investigators concluded that a fire ignited the Maines magazines.

The answer to the question however remains that experts cannot definitively say what the cause of the explosion was.

The correct answer is:

D. Experts cannot definitively say what the cause of the explosion was.

This statement is the best historical conclusion about the cause of the sinking of USS Maine.

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your answer whould be d