How Did The American Culture Influence The Us Government In Cuba

2.1Cuba is a small island country who is mostly populated by mixed Latin Americans. The island of Cuba was occupied by many indigenous tribes long before the colonization of Spaniards. It is in 1492 that Christopher Colombus invaded the Island with the intention to colonize its inhabitants (OWNO, N.d). Spain became the metropolis of the island and controlled the economy of the colony by imposing high taxation policies in Cuba, which had an impact on the peasants and middle-class Cuban population (OWNO, N.d). During the ninetieth century, many Spaniard’s colony gained their independence from their metropolis. This movement of independence over the Latin American countries inspired Cuba to seek for its economic and social freedom. Similarly, Cuba was motivated to gain its independence because of the rise of its culture and traditions that were different from Spain (OWNO,

Indeed, the sugar plantations of Cuba were well known. Those plantations were a great source of revenue which increased the attention of the USA government into Cuban’s affairs (OWNO, N.d). Moreover, the Panama canal was also one of the elements that made Cuba be an interesting country in the eye of the American government. The access to the Panama Canal would only be benefic for the USA because it would allow them to also have maritime control over the area (OWNO, N.d). In other words, the strategic emplacement of the island of Cuba as well as its climate was part of the main reasons of the Americans interest on that island. The warm climate of the Cuba makes the mobility of the American army easier and more useful for training, maintenance and research (OWNO, N.n). Additionally, the American government had for ambition (at the time) to have an influence over Latin American countries. Therefore, Cuba was one of the many Latin American countries that Washington wanted to