USA HISTORY

What was a territory called when an imperial power allowed local rulers to stay in control? This is what the Platt Amendment effectively made Cuba after the Spanish-American War.

(A) ** protectorate

(B) Unincorporated territory

(C) State

(D) Colony

Concept note-1: -Approved on May 22, 1903, the Platt Amendment was a treaty between the U.S. and Cuba that attempted to protect Cuba’s independence from foreign intervention. It permitted extensive U.S. involvement in Cuban international and domestic affairs for the enforcement of Cuban independence.

Concept note-2: -The Platt Amendment’s conditions prohibited the Cuban Government from entering into any international treaty that would compromise Cuban independence or allow foreign powers to use the island for military purposes.

Concept note-3: -As a result of the war, the United States acquired Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines as territories.

Concept note-4: -Think about the Platt Amendment as a reaction to the Teller Amendment. Teller says the U.S. can’t lay claim to Cuba; Platt says the U.S. can control tons of aspects of how Cuba is run, just without actual American ownership.