Adriana and I had similar ideas in class on Monday. Both America and Spain wanted to fight for the rights to Cuba because of the valuable and profitable exports that exist in there such as Tobacco, sugar, rum and slaves- but what did Cuba want? Im sure neither country was considerate enough to think about what the Cubans wanted for themselves. Instead the Americans at the time hide behind the Monroe Doctrine using it as a decoy to seize control of Cuba because it granted them the access to intervene. Once Spain lost control, they were paralyzed as a country for a very long time. We also talked about how they lost their identy and sense of being when they lost their power.
Im not saying that Im a hippie but I agree that each person has the right to be happy and a happy medium should be reached which would benefit everyone. I feel strongly that this only benefited American and weakened Cuba and Spain. Greed is a very nasty characteristic. Spain reaped what they sewed but what about America?
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