The acquisition of colonies by the us after the Spanish American war greatly increased American interest in the Caribbean region check the boxes the identify a reason for us interest in the Caribbean region. Look at picture

southern north america: yucatán peninsula in southern mexico extending into northern guatemala, and northern belize. these moist forests on the yucatán peninsula of south-eastern mexico are characterized by a tropical humid climate with little topographic relief.

explanation:

they forced them to b sell their land