what role did u.s play in bringing about the cuban war of independence?

Question

what role did u.s play in bringing about the cuban war of independence and how did it turn cuban spanish america war?

Answer 1

Do not copy this word for word, I've summarized the article in the link below, your teacher will catch it.

In 1897, fearing U.S. intervention, Spain promised home rule with an elected legislature. The rebels rejected this offer and the war for independence continued. Shortly afterwards, on 15 February 1898, the U.S. battleship Maine was mysteriously blown up in Havana harbor. Forces in the U.S. favoring intervention in Cuba seized on this incident to accuse Spain of blowing up the ship. Swept along on a wave of nationalist sentiment, the U.S. Congress passed a resolution calling for intervention and President William McKinley was quick to comply.

The result was the Spanish-American War, in which U.S. forces landed in Cuba in June 1898 and quickly overcame Spanish resistance. In August a peace treaty was signed under which Spain agreed to withdraw from Cuba. Some advocates in the U.S. supported Cuban independence, while others argued for outright annexation. As a compromise, the McKinley administration placed Cuba under a 20-year U.S. trusteeship. The Cuban independence movement bitterly opposed this arrangement.

Theodore Roosevelt, who had fought in the Spanish-American War and had some sympathies with the independence movement, succeeded McKinley as President of the United States in 1901 and abandoned the 20-year trusteeship proposal. Instead, the Republic of Cuba gained formal independence on 20 May 1902, with the independence leader Tomás Estrada Palma becoming the country’s first president.

Answer 2

Well after Remember the Maine here is interesting link to question: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060805105912AA5YPbz
F. Castro did get good education in USA, and may have save enough money from being bullpen pitcher to help him in his revolution.

Answer 3

Well, we helped them fight and win the war. Thats all.