US kept Puerto Rico but not Cuba or Philippines?

Question

After the Spanish American War, the US kept control of Puerto Rico but not Cuba or the Philippines.

What was the prevailing logic? Why not keep all or none?

Answer 1

The United States DID keep the Philippines. They weren't granted independence until after WW II. The US kept both the Philippines and Puerto Rico because of a perceived need to have permanent harbors in those parts of the world. This was the age of American economic expansionism, and they wanted safe ports in both the Caribbean and the Far East

Answer 2

Not all territories had the same circumtances, therefore it was not logic to try to apply the same actions to all.

1. USA kept the Phillipines for decades and after many internal conflicts with groups fighting for the independence of The Phillipines, the independece was given after World War II.

2. In the case of Cuba they were seeking independence from Spain and USA decided to let them independence shortly after the end of the Hipanoamerican War of 1898.



Besides, for the purposes of a safe harbor in the Caribbean, USA had PR.

Answer 3

They would have but there were strong revolutions that tilted control. Not so much with the Phillipines as with Cuba. The revolutionary parties took complete control but yet tolerated to some degree the American prescence politically and economically.

Answer 4

they weren't ours first of all and we did no longer have lots of an activity Cuba grow to be a mafia playground run by ability of a dictator named Batista we've the "gizmo" base on hire and stored by ability of tension of palms