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Yes, the root cause of the war was the quest for Cuban Independence.

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Q: Did US go to war with Spain to liberate Cuba?
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Where was US and Spain war fought?

Cuba


Why did the US go to war with Spain as a part of its emergence as an imperial power?

The United States has fought Spain on several occasions, but in the Spanish-American War, the impetus for the American Declaration of War was the sinking of the USS MAINE off of Cuba and the Yellow Journalism associated with that event.


Did the US declare war on Cuba because of the destruction of the battleship Maine?

Half correct; declared war on SPAIN. At that time, Cuba was a territory of Spain.


This war had the US and Cuba fighting against the Country of Spain?

The Spanish American War.


In 1898 the US declares war on?

They declare war on Spain, who was then controlling Cuba, while Cuba was losing a revolution. Also thanks to yellow journalism, USA got mad, and declared war on Spain.


Which Territory did the US not receive as a result of the Spanish-American war?

The Spanish-American War was mainly fought for Cuban independence from Spain. After the US, Cuba, and Spain's colonies defeated Spain, Spain signed over its territories (the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico) to the US. The US also technically gained Cuba as the country occupied Cuba postwar.


3 reasons why the US went to war with Spain in Cuba?

The Unites States was heavily influenced by Yellow Journalism, the newspapers in this category manipulated people's minds into thinking that we should go to war with Spain by exposing Spanish Atrocities.


Did Spain give the us Cuba?

No, Spain did not give Cuba to Spain but, the U.S.A offered to by Cuba in the late 1800s.


Who had the most to gain from a war between the us and Spain?

US. They werent friends with cuba after they sunk the maine


When did the US bomb Cuba?

In 1960, Washington imposed a trade embargo


What 2 countries fought over Cuba in the Spanish American War?

Spain and the US.


What helped promote war between the US and Spain over Cuba?

The Hearst newspapers.