Weegy: Future president Theodore Roosevelt led the Rough Riders in an attack on San Juan Hill.
User: Why was the United States initially sympathetic to Cuba's independence?
Americans did not want to lose their business investments in Cuba.
The U.S. wanted to interfere in the affairs of other countries.
The U.S. wanted to drive out European countries from the hemisphere.
Weegy: The United States initially sympathetic to Cuba's independence because Americans did not want to lose their business investments in Cuba.
User: Why was the United States so interested in Cuba's independence?
The United States held true to the Monroe Doctrine and wanted to protect Cuba for altruistic reasons.
The United States invested a lot of money in Cuba and wanted to protect the investment.
Cuba asked to become a state in the union and the United States wanted Cuba to join.
The United States supported Spain and wanted to assist in protecting Spain's colony.
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