Question

Which explains the primary motivations behind the United States’ intervention in Cuba in 1898?

The US sought to defend its eastern border from attack and drive Spain from power in the Americas.
The US sought to defend its plantation settlers who had moved to Cuba and remove Britain from power in the Americas.
The US sought to protect its belief in democracy and remove Britain from power in the Americas.
The US sought to protect its business investments and remove Spain from power in the Americas.

Answer 1

The US sought to protect its business investments and remove Spain from power in the Americas.

Reason: American economic interests (sugar, tobacco, investment in Cuban plantations), plus public pressure from yellow journalism and the USS Maine incident, pushed the US to intervene to end Spanish rule in Cuba.