Before the finish of the 1800s, Spain had lost the greater part of its New World settlements aside from Cuba and Puerto Rico. Numerous Cubans did not wish to be under Spanish manage, so they fled to Florida and different parts of the United States. In the meantime, nonetheless, regardless they stayed faithful to Cuba. Jose Marti, a Cuban essayist living in New York, came to Tampa to pick up supporters to enable Cuba to battle for its freedom from Spain. Jose Marti was the pioneer of the transformation, yet he was slaughtered when he returned to Cuba to battle in it. Tomas Estrada Palma turned into the new pioneer and later the President of Cuba.

The United States watched with enthusiasm as Cuba battled for autonomy. The United States had a huge number of dollars put resources into organizations in Cuba and there were numerous U.S. subjects in living arrangement there. The U.S. additionally exchanged merchandise with Cuba.
In 1898, the United States aided war to secure its nationals and organizations in Cuba. This war was known as the Spanish-American War. The United States announced war on Spain after the U.S. warship, the Maine, detonated and sank on February 15, 1898, while going by Havana, Cuba. Nobody truly realizes what made the warship detonate, however, the United States pointed the finger at Spain. A huge number of United States troops battled in Cuba.
Albeit the vast majority of the battling occurred in Cuba, the main real fight was not battled there. It was battled most of the way around the globe in the harbor of Manila. Manila is situated in the Philippine Islands, which were then led by Spain. The U.S. armada drove by Commodore George Dewey, crushed the Spanish Armada there.
Theodore Roosevelt and his Rough Riders went to Cuba to help in the battling. The Rough Riders were a gathering of cowpokes and school competitors. Theodore Roosevelt later moved toward becoming legislative head of New York and after that leader of the United States.
The Spanish-American War endured just a couple of months and was over when Spain marked a peace arrangement giving the United States control of Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philippine Islands, and Guam. Cuba, in any case, turned into an autonomous nation as opposed to a U.S. region.