The US became a colonial power in the Caribbean when they gained Cuba and Puerto Rico as a result of the Bay of Pigs.

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This statement is inaccurate on multiple levels. Firstly, the United States did not gain Cuba and Puerto Rico as a result of the Bay of Pigs. The Bay of Pigs was a failed attempt by the US to overthrow the revolutionary government in Cuba in 1961. Secondly, the US had established colonial control over both Cuba and Puerto Rico decades earlier, following the Spanish-American War in 1898.

The US Became a Colonial Power in the Caribbean When