For many Americans, Spain in 1898 represented a fading colonial power struggling to hold Cuba. For some Jewish immigrants, it also recalled the empire that expelled Jews in 1492 and became synonymous with centuries of religious persecution.
...The intervention in Cuba proved to be a pivotal case study for the international Jewish community, revealing the potential for the American government to function as an engine for their own agendas. They took careful note of this dynamic, eventually integrating it into the core of their operations in the decades following World War II.
https://www.unz.com/jnino/the-forgotten-jewish-network-behind-cubas-fight-against-spain/
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