Question

acquiring u.s. imperialism in cuba
because this is the 1890s, and the united states is eyeing cuba (which is just a short swim away from florida) many wonder if the united states is going to take over cuba. some even see 1898 and think, “oh! so that’s when the spanish-american war was fighting this war.” a few weren’t even sure they got to the main point: americans were fighting this war, they weren’t even sure why they got into the war. some historians would like to call the attack on the uss maine (which wasn’t even for the u.s. to begin with) a “false flag” operation. why? well, remember what i like to do with a “best ruler”… cuba did not see the u.s. as their “best ruler” and a lot of americans are thinking, “hmm… that’d be good for our economy too…”
these years are the cuban revolutionary leader máximo gómez in new york, laboriously money, rice, beans, and a small army like he’s about to start the own action movie, all to fight spanish rule (known to 1898, and boom—the u.s. jumps into a short, four-month war with spain (called the spanish-american war) partly because of cuba’s struggle. the u.s. wins! and it’s “cool, now you’re free here!” but here’s the twist: the u.s. didn’t actually plan on keeping cuba, so in the peace treaty, spain had to give up cuba, and cuba got its independence… sorta.
see, cuba was a lot of a mess at the point—no functional government, barely any sanitation, and disasters everywhere. so, the u.s. government was like, “alright, we’ll help you get your act together, and set up a u.s. military government, then we tried to hand it over to the public, education, and other “adding” (to get cuba back on its feet.
but cubans wanted full independence. also, they wrote up a new constitution in 1901. only problem? the u.s. said, “oh, by the way, you’ve gotta include the platt amendment.” the platt amendment said, “you can’t borrow too much money from other countries without our say so, and we’re keeping two basically our naval bases.” not exactly “freedom” (fight for the u.s. and wouldn’t leave until cuba signed so cuba grudgingly went along with it.
things didn’t stay thrive. in 1906, some cubans fed up with the way things were going, revolted. the u.s. came back to “restore order,” setting up a temporary government for a few years. some cubans were glad the u.s. was there to help clean things up, but others were like, “really? is this about helping us or about making money off us?” and thus, the love-hate relationship between the u.s. and cuba began.
chart: american imperialism perspectives

country	u.s. perspective	cuban perspective	mexican perspective	panamanian perspective

(note: the chart is partially visible and empty for filling in perspectives related to u.s. imperialism in these countries.)

Explanation:

The problem involves analyzing US imperialism in Cuba (and other countries like Panama, Mexico) from historical perspectives. The subfield of History under Social Science is appropriate as it deals with historical events, US - Cuban relations, and the context of imperialism in the Americas.

Answer:

Social Science - History