Did the us annex cuba?

In 1898, the Spanish empire in Cuba collapsed after a long and bloody war of independence. The United States intervened on the side of the rebels and, in the Treaty of Paris, forced Spain to cede the island to the U.S. The Cuban people expected the Americans to quickly grant them independence, but the U.S. had other plans. In 1902, the U.S. Congress passed the Platt Amendment, which allowed the U.S. to intervene in Cuban affairs and established a permanent U.S. military presence on the island. In 1904, the U.S. and Cuba signed a treaty that made Cuba a virtual U.S. colony. The Cuban people were outraged, and resistance to the U.S. occupation quickly grew. In 1906, Cuban revolutionary Jose Marti was killed while leading an uprising against the U.S. occupation. His death sparked a new wave of resistance, and in 1909, the Cuban people rose up in a massive uprising known as the "Easter Rebellion." The rebellion was brutally crushed by the U.S. military, but it showed the Cuban people that they were not alone in their fight for independence. In 1912, the Cuban people elected a new government that promised to end the U.S. occupation and grant independence to Cuba. However, the U.S. refused to recognize the new government and continued to intervene in Cuban affairs. In 1915, Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro was born. He would go on to lead the Cuban Revolution and, in 1959, overthrow the U.S.-backed Cuban government. The Cuban Revolution finally ended the U.S. occupation of Cuba and granted independence to the Cuban people.