The
Spanish-American War on 1898 was caused by the Wilson-Gorman Tariff (1894) or
the American tariff. It put hold on the exporting of sugar form Cube to United
States and sugarhad a big impact on the Cuban economy at that time making
American investors worry for their businesses as well. After the war, United
States was able to make improvements on Cuba’s sytems. This gave US the
opportunity to implement Platt Amendment, making countries like Cuba to be
subtly colonies again,. This angered the colonized countries forming into
rebellion against the US.
