AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
AMERICAN IMPERIALISM
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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: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -As a result of the war, the United States acquired Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines as territories.
Detailed explanation-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.