Question

Why did some Americans want the United States to help Cuban revolutionaries fight against Spain in the late 1890s?

Americans were afraid the United States could not win the war on its own. Americans thought the Cuban revolutionaries wouldn’t allow the United States to trade there. Americans feared that other foreign powers would gain power if the United States did not get involved. Americans thought that Cuba would have more problems if the United States did not help to establish a government.

Answer 1

C, Americans feared that other foreign powers would gain power if the United States did not get involved.

Answer 2

The correct answer is “Americans feared that other foreign powers would gain power if the United States did not get involved”.

During that time the US had the policy to remove European influence in the Americas, because of that the country had to help Latin Americans countries to gain independence. It was a matter of political power and the US wanted to remain the main power of the American Continent, this way the US helped Cuba with the independence war. The US also wanted to annex Cuba and expand their slave territory.