Explanation:
the 1898 Treaty of Paris ending the war gave Cuba its independence and also ceded important Spanish possessions to the United States notably Puerto Rico the Philippines and small islands of guma the United States was suddenly a colonial power with overseas dependencies
I believe it was called the Mercantilist Policies which made them economically Dependant
<span>as a force against Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
Al-Qaeda, or the Taliban, was a religious organization that first fought against the Soviets with the help of the US, but later turned against the US during the 2000s.
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