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one of the main goal of the Americans were to Cuba to get independenced. to have imperial power and to take revenge because of the explosion of the uss Maine and the monroe doctrine( forign policy).

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For the US it was Independence of Cuba from Spain and vengeance for the lost sailors of the USS Maine's sinking. For Spain it was the defense of its New World Kingdom.

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A free and independent Cuba,

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The Independence of Cuba.

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It was fought to gain Cuban Independence.

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Cuban Independence.

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