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A 6 page research paper on how the history of these two nations has intertwined with the U.S. frequently playing a vital role in the Cuban government. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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anywhere in the New World. At that time both Cuba and Puerto Rico were still under Spanish control. Southerners saw Cuba as a possible slave state if it could be
added to the union. Spain, however, turned down all offers to purchase the island made by the U.S. between 1848 and 1853. (103) In 1895, Cuba revolted against Spanish
rule. The American public and Congress were inclined to favor Cuban independence due to Spanish repression and human rights violations. In 1898, the battleship Maine exploded in Havana harbor under
mysterious circumstances and this was the deciding factor which mobilized the U.S. to declare war with Spain. (Foner; Garraty 103) The war lasted four months during which U.S. forces occupied
Puerto Rico and also fought in eastern Cuba. The end of hostilities found Cuba free of the Spanish but under American military occupation. (Foner; Garraty 103) Even though almost all
of the early American presidents had tried to acquire Cuba for the U.S., it could not be annexed at this time because Congresss war resolution contained a provision which stated
that Cuba would remain independent. U.S. military forces were withdrawn the next year; however, the Platt Amendment of 1901 made Cuba a protectorate of the United States which retained a
great deal of control over Cuban government. The U.S. also maintained the right to intervene in Cuban affairs if order broke down. (103) In 1933, rebellion occurred again in Cuba.
The Sergeants Revolt was organized by Fulgencio Batista y Zaldivar, the son of poor cane cutters. (Rudolf 220) Though alarmed by this turn of events, the U.S. did not intervene
and Ramon Grau San Martin became the revolutionary provisional president. He gave Batista the rank of colonel and made him chief of their military. He denounced the Platt Amendment and
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