Was American imperialism of Cuba morally justifiable? I say it wasn’t because America went to Cuba to help them fight for freedom against the Spanish rule. But once the America and Cuba beat Spain soon after America took over Cuba. Hawaii another example of American imperialism. America basically annexed Hawaii just for expansion of U.S. businesses and the resources of Hawaii. Now we get to the purchase of Alaska. Which in my opinion was morally justifiable because Russia basically offered to sell Alaska to the Americans instead of fighting over it. The Philippine-American war wasn’t morally justifiable. The Filipino’s wanted independence, but the United States seemed like they didn’t want that for the Philippine Republic so the Philippines reacted by waging war against the U.S.
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America knew about this and some Americans thought that the United States should help Cuba fight Spain because America once fought for freedom during the Revolutionary war. But American government really didn’t care about that. They were more interested in who will rule Cuba after the Spanish were thrown out (Zinn pg. 189). The Administration of president Grover Cleveland feared that if the Cubans beat Spain that Cuba might lead to a white and black republic. So America decided to head over to Cuba and help them fight against the Spanish. In 1898 a war broke out. It was known as The Spanish-American War. The war lasted 3 months 2weeks and 4 days. When the Spanish surrendered, no Cubans were allowed to discuss the surrender of the Spanish or even sign the treaty. Now it was official, the united states were in control. U.S. troops remained in Cuba even after the surrender of the Spanish. Cubans fought for freedom only to get controlled by another higher powered country right
America knew about this and some Americans thought that the United States should help Cuba fight Spain because America once fought for freedom during the Revolutionary war. But American government really didn’t care about that. They were more interested in who will rule Cuba after the Spanish were thrown out (Zinn pg. 189). The Administration of president Grover Cleveland feared that if the Cubans beat Spain that Cuba might lead to a white and black republic. So America decided to head over to Cuba and help them fight against the Spanish. In 1898 a war broke out. It was known as The Spanish-American War. The war lasted 3 months 2weeks and 4 days. When the Spanish surrendered, no Cubans were allowed to discuss the surrender of the Spanish or even sign the treaty. Now it was official, the united states were in control. U.S. troops remained in Cuba even after the surrender of the Spanish. Cubans fought for freedom only to get controlled by another higher powered country right