Why did the US colonize Guam, Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Philippines?

I do not want what Puerto Ricans desire, I would like to answer this question, not what the US Congress wants. Since 1898, the United States has used this island for economic or military purposes. In fact, there is no reason why they should treat us as a military fortress (I asked Congress to let the US Navy leave Vieques in 2003 and leave Roosevelt Road base). But the facts show that we are still a good business of the US government and some US private enterprises. For example, according to 2009 data, the United States allocated $ 4.6 billion, but collected taxes imposed by the US Congress in 1917, import duties, and a cumbersome Cabopege law. Trade and publicity must use an American ship (the most expensive in the world)

In this case, Congress will do its best to prevent PR from leaving the 51st state or becoming the 51st state. As a modern one, we will have more power (more representatives of Congress), of course they do not want this, especially GOP

Most Puerto Ricans do not understand these facts, as this is not a typical topic of discussion at school or media.

Cuba attracted a great deal of attention from Americans, but few discussions have been made on other Spanish colonies in the Philippines, Guam or Puerto Rico. Historians point out that there is no massive demand for the colonial empire in America - Americans do not admire the British Empire or other empires. In 1868, the first serious bidding of Cuba independence, the 10 year war broke out, and was crushed by the authorities ten years later. The fighting and reform of the Zanjon Treaty (February 1878) did not diminish the desires of several revolutionaries for broader autonomy and ultimate independence. One revolutionaryist, Jose Marti, continued to expel the financial and political autonomy of Cuba. After many years of organization, at the beginning of 1895, Marty started triple invasion of the island.

In 1898, after the Spanish-American war, the United States dominated Cuba and Puerto Rico, Philippines and Guam as territory of the United States. In 1902, Cuba was independent from the United States, Puerto Rico remained America territory. The US government asked the government to use bilingualism in Spanish and English and tried to introduce English secondary education to Puerto Rico but the latter attempt failed. In 1917 the American Spanish and Portuguese Teachers Association was founded and academic research in Spanish literature benefited from the negative attitude of the First World War against Germans. From 1942 to 1962, the Bracero project will support mass migration in Mexico. America After Puerto Rico acquired autonomy in 1948, officials of the mainland who came to Puerto Rico were compelled to learn Spanish.

By August the war ended and America controlled not only Cuba but also the Philippines, Guam and Puerto Rico. The United States must decide how to deal with these islands. Discussions are concentrated in the Philippines. The US government imposes restrictions on the freedom of a new country, but it is widely believed that Cuba, which has overturned the rule of Spain for many years, should be independent. Puerto Ricans have been almost independent from Spain for many years, but there is no doubt about the future of Guam and Puerto Rico. Both are now under the rule of the United States. Many Americans are enthusiastic about maintaining the Philippines. Other people point out that the Filipino fought for independence long before the war began. It seems wrong to make Cuba free and make the Philippines a colony.