Question

What was a major cause of the Spanish American War?

a. Cuban independence from Spain
b. acquisition of a new protectorate for the United States
c. Spain violated United States territory in Cuba

Answer 1

A. Cuban independence from Spain

They wanted their land but it caused trouble with the US

Answer 2

The correct option is A

The Spanish-American War, commonly called in Spain as the war of Cuba or the Disaster of '98, in Cuba as a Spanish-Cuban-American war, and in Puerto Rico as a Spanish-American war, was a war that confronted Spain and the United States in 1898, result of the American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence.