The US involvement started while protecting Americans when our ship the Maine was blown to bits and 260 lives were taken. In 1969 they claimed it was not a bomb but a faulty boiler aboard the ship. To this day there are reasons to believe sabotage.
After the war the treaty was signed in France and we gained Cuba, Philipines,Puerto Rico,the Island of Guam, the Mariana Islands and the Ladrones as well. However Puerto Rico still refuses to become a state of our Union. Guam is a possession and the other Islands as well. And the Philipines, has their own government along with Cuba as you know. We actually only gained access to build and civilize and possess only what we have paid for.
2006-11-07 22:49:35
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answered by Anonymous
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mutually as u . s . tried to maintain strict neutrality interior the war between Spain and Cuba, human beings have been getting unwell of observing the Cubans being slaughtered. After harm were completed to u . s .-Spanish family members, u . s . battleship Maine, anchored off Havana, exploded, killing 260 crewmembers. "bear in mind the Maine!" grew to grow to be the conflict cry for the era of u . s .. Congress declared war on April 25, 1898. a million. the sinking of the U. S. battleship Maine in havana harbor 2. yellow journalism interior the yank press that portrayed the Spanish because of the fact the evil empire 3. US sympathy for cubans combat for independence from Spain and Spains harsh therapy of cubans throughout their revolution 4. American imperialistic motives to defeat spain, income her colonies and advance US function as a international ability , income new marketplaces and save on the white mans burden. 5. Why no longer, spain replaced into elementary pickings.
2016-10-21 11:22:24
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answered by Anonymous
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The west Indies (Cuba), Philippines.
I think, but I'm not shure, also the island of Diego Garcia (somewhere in the South Pacific), Guam and Wake Islands.
2006-11-07 21:52:58
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answered by ale_limp 2
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Guam & the Philippines
2006-11-07 20:16:27
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answered by Anonymous
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Phillipines I think
2006-11-07 19:55:16
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answered by David B 6
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