The US was given control of Cuba in 1898 by the Treaty of Paris which ended the Spanish-American War. The treaty put the United States in total control of Cuba and the US took over military possession of the nation from January 1 1899 until May 20 1902, when the US possession of Cuba ended.
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Cuba is an island country in the Caribbean. Cuba was an island belonging to Spain until 1898. Then America claimed Cuba from Spain. Since 1902 Cuba has been an independent country.
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As a result of the Spanish-American War (c. 1898), along with the Philippines, Cuba, and a few other places that had been possessions of Spain.
The Philippines became a U.S. territory in December 1898. (It became an independent country in July 1946.)
Mules Swimming Ashore at Daiquiri Cuba - 1898 was released on: USA: August 1898
Pack Mules with Ammunition on the Santiago Trail Cuba - 1898 was released on: USA: August 1898
Cuba was a possession of Spain until 1899.