USA HISTORY

Platt Amendment I. That the government of Cuba shall never enter into any treaty or other compact with any foreign power or powers which will impair or tend to impair the independence of Cuba . . . II. That said government shall not assume or contract any public debt . . . III. That the government of Cuba consents that the United States may exercise the right to intervene for the preservation of Cuban independence, the maintenance of a government adequate for the protection of life, property, and individual liberty . . . Excerpts from the Platt Amendment, 1903 Courtesy of the Internet History Sourcebooks Project How did the Platt Amendment reflect American imperialistic goals?

(A) ** America aided Cuba in achieving independence from Spain, then turned Cuba into a U.S. protectorate

(B) America aided Cuban revolutionaries in their quest for unification of the island under a dictator.

(C) America added Cuba as a territory to extract its valuable natural resources

(D) America established Cuba as a colony, heavily taxing its people to pay for the debt of the Spanish-American War.