What was the most direct cause for the beginning of america's involvement in cuba just prior to the outbreak of hostilities?
the u. s.s. maine being blown up
america wanting to add another state
cuban insurrection against spain
cuba becoming a communist nation
i thought it was a but i got it wrong.

explanation:

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union blockade

explanation:

the union blockade in the american civil war was a naval strategy by the united states to prevent the confederacy from trading.

the blockade was proclaimed by president abraham lincoln in april 1861, and required the monitoring of 3,500 miles (5,600 km) of atlantic and gulf coastline, including 12 major ports, notably new orleans and mobile. those blockade runners fast enough to evade the union navy could only carry a small fraction of the supplies needed. they were operated largely by british citizens, making use of neutral ports such as havana, nassau and bermuda. the union commissioned around 500 ships, which destroyed or captured about 1,500 blockade runners over the course of the war.