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The US assumed control of Guantanamo Bay in 1903, under the Cuban-American Treaty which grants the US a perpetual lease. The US gained control originally in 1901 under the Platt Amendment, by which the US obtained the right to intervene in Cuba and to lease or buy land for a naval station. It was built in 1898 after the Spanish-American War and became a US Naval base because of its strategic importance. Guantanamo Bay is a detention camp us military operated by Joint Task Force.
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What is Guantanamo Bay Naval Base?
Guantanamo Bay Naval Base at the southeastern end of Cuba (19
Guantanamo Bay is in which country?
Cuba, although the US Navy still operates a base there.
Which Cuban port became a US possesion after the spanish-American war?
Guantanamo Bay
The maximum prison at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba is?
the maximum prison at the guantanamo bay naval base in cuba?
What belonged to the US after the Spanish American War?
Guantanamo Bay!
What belonged to the United states after the Spanish-American War?
Guantanamo Bay belonged to the US after the Spanish-American War.
What is the nickname for the US base at Guantanamo Bay?
Gitmo
What is the name of the only US military base in Cuba?
Guantanamo Bay Naval Base.
Which part of Cuba is under US control?
Guantanamo Bay
What port did the US gain from Cuban independence?
Guantanamo Bay
When did guantanamo bay close?
Guantanamo Bay isn't closed yet
What is the status of Guantanamo Bay today?
Guantanamo Bay Naval Base is operational.
What island that is home to the US military base at Guantanamo bay?
cuba
Is cuba part of US?
No. But the US has territorial control over Guantanamo base in Cuba.
Does the US own or lease the land at Guantanamo Bay?
The US has a perpetual lease on the land.
Are prisoners in Guantanamo Bay protected under the constitution?
No. Guantanamo bay prison does not conform to the laws of the us constitution, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, or under international law.
As student of grade 9 show the opinion of guantanamo bay?
Guantanamo Bay should not be closed because if it was, where the **** are we going to put all of the terrorists and murderers that want to kill us?
