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title: "Why was the US interested in Cuba, Hawaii, and the Philippines?"  
description: "Why was the US interested in Cuba, Hawaii, and the Philippines?"  
author: "Gray  park"  
published: 2018-04-15  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41076/why-was-the-us-interested-in-cuba-hawaii-and-the-philippines  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["african american history and movements", "usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why was the US interested in Cuba, Hawaii, and the Philippines? 

Why was the US interested in Cuba, Hawaii, and the [Philippines](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/45553/what-are-some-of-the-best-hotels-in-manila-philippines)?


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