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Did Cuba ever belong to the United States? |
Travel Info especially during the Spainish- American War. Travel Tips Yes.............. Cuba was the last major Spanish colony to gain independence, following a lengthy struggle begun in 1868. Jose Marti, Cuba's national hero, helped initiate the final push for independence in 1895. In 1898, after the USS Maine sunk in Havana Harbor on February 15 due to an explosion of undetermined origin, the United States entered the conflict. In December of that year Spain relinquished control of Cuba to the United States with the Treaty of Paris. On May 20, 1902, the United States granted Cuba its independence but retained the right to intervene to preserve Cuban independence and stability under the Platt Amendment. In 1934, the amendment was repealed, and the United States and Cuba agreed to continue the 1903 agreement that leased the Guantanamo Bay naval base to the United States. http://www.historyofnations.net/northame... Cuba's independence came about when the United States won the Spanish American War in 1898 and granted Cuba independence in 1902 after four years of U.S. occupation. The Platt Amendment was the price the Cuban rebels paid to get a withdrawal of U.S. troops. This amendment, grafted into the Cuban constitution of 1902, guaranteed the right of the U.S. to intervene in Cuban affairs to protect U.S. interests on the island. During the next thirty two years the U.S. continuously intervened in Cuban internal affairs. http://www.fiu.edu/~fcf/histcuba.html... Here is a site that might interest you. http://library.thinkquest.org/18355/us_a... Others No but florida belonged to Spain. yes and the vestige of that is quantanimo bay which is still US territory i dont think so ,but you can read up on it here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/history_of_... no but Florida belongs to Cuba.. No it never did. Though parts of the US did belong to Canada durring the War of 1812 when Washington was occupied rather breifly. That was the only time the US was ever occupied by a foreign invader. (And to the Americans out there, no offense intended, so don't get all huffy about what is ancient history) |
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