Answer:
False
Step-by-step explanation:
While Cuba, Guam, and the Philippines came under American control as a result of the Spanish-American War in 1898, they did not become American protectorates. Cuba gained independence in 1902, Guam is an unincorporated territory of the United States, and the Philippines were granted independence in 1946. Indonesia, on the other hand, was a Dutch colony until it gained independence in 1945 and did not become an American protectorate.