USA HISTORY

This was joint resolution of the United States Congress, enacted on April 19, 1898, in reply to President William McKinley’s war message. It placed a condition of the United States military in Cuba. According to the clause, the U.S. could not annex Cuba but only leave, “control of the island to its people.” It remained enforced until 1899, when the Platt Amendment was passed.

(A) ** Teller Amendment

(B) Roosevelt Corollary

(C) Monroe Doctrine

(D) Cuban Crisis Amendment

Concept note-1: -The Teller Amendment was an amendment to a joint resolution of the United States Congress, enacted on April 20, 1898, in reply to President William McKinley’s War Message. It placed a condition on the United States military’s presence in Cuba.

Concept note-2: -On April 25, 1898 the United States declared war on Spain following the sinking of the Battleship Maine in Havana harbor on February 15, 1898.

Concept note-3: -U.S. victory in the war produced a peace treaty that compelled the Spanish to relinquish claims on Cuba, and to cede sovereignty over Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines to the United States. The United States also annexed the independent state of Hawaii during the conflict.

Concept note-4: -The Spanish-American War was brief, and at its end in August 1898, the United States emerged as a world power. McKinley had played a large role in coordinating the military effort, functioning directly as a Commander-in-Chief.

Concept note-5: -How did President William McKinley justify American intervention in the Cuban war against Spain in 1898? a. He argued that this would produce enormous profits for American businesses.