USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -United States U.S. interest in purchasing Cuba had begun long before 1898. Following the Ten Years War, American sugar interests bought up large tracts of land in Cuba. Alterations in the U.S. sugar tariff favoring home-grown beet sugar helped foment the rekindling of revolutionary fervor in 1895.

Detailed explanation-2: -The doubling of sugar consumption in the United States between 1903 and 1925 further stimulated investment in Cuba to develop the infrastructure necessary for sugar production. Most of the subsequent development took place in the rural, eastern region of Cuba where sugar production grew the most.

Detailed explanation-3: -The formal mili-tary occupation of Cuba by the United States began on 1 January 1899. The ensuing agreements established with Cuba gave the United States a position of hegemony on the island. This dominance manifested itself most thoroughly in Cuba’s sugar industry, which acted as the backbone of its economy.

Detailed explanation-4: -Cuba had plentiful resources that America had a large demand for, such as sugar, tobacco, rice, and coffee. At the time, many Americans believed the natural resources that were necessities were beginning to dry up, creating incentive to take over Cuba.