AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
AMERICAN IMPERIALISM
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Question
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Gave permission to the US to annex Cuba
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Allowed US to control Puerto Rico
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Promised that the US would not annex Cuba
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Allow the US to annex the Philippines
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Detailed explanation-1: -In April 1898 Senator Henry M. Teller (Colorado) proposed an amendment to the U.S. declaration of war against Spain which proclaimed that the United States would not establish permanent control over Cuba.
Detailed explanation-2: -After Spanish troops left the island in December 1898, the United States occupied Cuba until 1902, and as promised in the Teller Amendment did not attempt to annex the island.
Detailed explanation-3: -In order to prevent the possibility of US annexation of Cuba, Congress passed the Teller Amendment, which proclaimed that the United States would help the Cuban people gain their freedom from Spain but would not annex the island after victory.
Detailed explanation-4: -In 1902, the US did indeed honor its promise in the Teller Amendment, and, while it did not withdraw from the Philippines or Puerto Rico or Guam, did withdraw from Cuba.