USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-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.

Detailed explanation-2: -It prohibited Cuba from entering a treaty with any other foreign power. This guaranteed that the United States was the only country that had the power to intervene in Cuba. The amendment also granted the United States the right to intervene at any point for the preservation of Cuban independence.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Platt Amendment set conditions under which the US would end its military occupation of Cuba but also granted the US the right to involve itself in Cuban affairs in order to protect Cuban independence.