They lost five of their ports to the US
The modern development of today's world would have first made the routes safer. Today we have the safety of common things such as police officers, hospitals, e.t.c. Transportation of goods would have been easier, and it would have been easier to carry larger amounts of goods at one time.
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<em>The best answers for me, the best geographic features that encourage movement would be Plains and Mountains.
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<em>Plains is a type of geographical form, wherein you could see a land flat area. Plains are great location for fields, trees, crops and domesticated animals. Since the area doesn't have much obstacles rather than trees and animals and maybe some rocks, people can easily manipulate movement in any form to this area. </em>
<em>Meanwhile mountains can be a good choice for movements as well. Mountains are type of geographical form, which is often huge and located above the grounds. The elevation of it's form are mostly in meters and feet high. Mountains are normally has limited scope and can support wildlife and forest lives. Movement can be facilitated on mountains. But it is much slower compared to plains, since there are more hindrance on it (like trees, huge rocks and animals).
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Cuba gained independence from Spain, <span>Philippines was annexed and war torn, and Hawaii eventually became a US state. </span>
