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The Cubans had been fighting for their independence from Spain, but the U.S. seized on the situation to turn Cuba into a neo-colony.
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n Hawaii, American businessmen basically overthrew Queen Lili'uokalani and established their own government.
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U.S. troops invaded Puerto Rico, beginning a period of U.S. colonial domination on the island that continues to this day
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The Filipinos were unhappy that they were being given to another country for imperialist rule
