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1894 August 27 - The United States Congress enacts the WILSON–GORMAN Tariff Act, which imposes much higher tariffs on sugar. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Spanish%E2%80%93American_War#cite_ref-67 A suspension of Spanish tariffs on American goods expires at about the same time, leading to fears that the U.S. will retaliate against Cuba and other Spanish colonies by raising sugar and other tariffs even further. The two events devastate the islands economy, and Cuban sugar producers unite to try to get the Spanish tariffs lowered.[30]
Posted on: Wed, 26 Mar 2014 08:03:21 +0000

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