1st Edition
Expansionism Its Effects on Cuba's Independence
Edited By Frank Villafana
Copyright 2012
234 Pages
by
Routledge
234 Pages
by
Routledge
234 Pages
by
Routledge
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Starting in the early part of the nineteenth century, American administrations expressed a desire to own Cuba. A rationale for adding Cuba to the territory of the United States could be built on Cuba's sugar and tobacco industries, as well as Cuba's mineral deposits. But economics was not the primary motivation. American presidents knew that in the event of war, any nation occupying Cuba would... Read more
List of Figures, Acknowledgments, Introduction, Part 1: Expanding the U.S. Nation, Part 2: Th e Spanish Empire Disintegrates, Part 3: Cubans Fight for Independence, Part 4: Cuban-Spanish-American War, Timetables, Bibliography, Index
Biography
Villafana, Frank
