U.S. and Cuban independence in 1898

. gave Spain an ultimatum, saying that they should leave immediately, and that they (U. " and that "when that is accomplished [they would] leave the government in control of the island to its people. set up military bases on the island, and stayed there for the next 25 years. States are necessarily concerned in every frontier dispute which may arise between any two of the states who possess dominion in the Western Hemisphere," referring of course to Britain and France. of being selfish, or do you think they had a genuine desire to help the Cubans achieve their independence? Also, placing this discussion within a more recent context, how do these events resemble, if at all, the recent developments in the U. We learn that during the Cuban revolt of 1898 against the Spanish occupation, the U. , and particularly, whether this attitude on the part of the U.