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I don't understand how Roosevelt "let" Cuba be independent, when the Treaty of Paris already obtained Cuba's independence. Are we confusing independence with occpuation?
The [[Spanish American War]] began on April 25, 1898. Spain's defeat led to Spain relinquishing Cuba to United States jurisdiction on December 10, 1898 at the Treaty of Paris.<ref>"...the island is, upon its evacuation by Spain, to be occupied by the United States" [http://www.homeofheroes.com/wallofhonor/spanish_am/18_treaty.html]</ref>
The [[Spanish American War]] began on April 25, 1898. Spain's defeat led to Spain relinquishing Cuba to United States jurisdiction on December 10, 1898 at the Treaty of Paris.<ref>"...the island is, upon its evacuation by Spain, to be occupied by the United States" [http://www.homeofheroes.com/wallofhonor/spanish_am/18_treaty.html]</ref>
{{quotebox|The result was Cuba's freedom, under temporary U.S. occupation. [http://www.csamerican.com/doc.asp?doc=paristreaty2] }}
===Batista's coup===
===Batista's coup===
In 1940 after a series of rulers, [[Fulgencio Batista]] ran for presidency and won. A year later, Batista's administration formally took Cuba into World War II as a U.S. ally, declaring war on Japan on December 9, 1941, then on Germany and Italy on December 11, 1941. At the end of his term in 1944, Batista stepped down and Ramón Grau was elected to succeed him.
In 1940 after a series of rulers, [[Fulgencio Batista]] ran for presidency and won. A year later, Batista's administration formally took Cuba into World War II as a U.S. ally, declaring war on Japan on December 9, 1941, then on Germany and Italy on December 11, 1941. At the end of his term in 1944, Batista stepped down and Ramón Grau was elected to succeed him.