Question

Why did the U.S. government support Cuba in the Spanish-American War? The government viewed Cuba as a nation in need of independence. The government wanted to end its period of isolationism by colonizing Cuba. The government wanted to help Spain keep Cuba under its sphere of influence. The government viewed Cuba as a threat to the national security of the United States.

Answer 1

The US government supported Cuba in the Spanish-American War because A the government viewed Cuba as a nation in need of independence. Granted, the United States wanted Cuban independence from Spain so that the US could exert indirect political and economic control over the nation, its peoples, and its resources.