USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Cubans reluctantly included the amendment, which virtually made Cuba a U.S. protectorate, in their constitution. The Platt Amendment was also incorporated in a permanent treaty between the United States and Cuba.

Detailed explanation-2: -True to the letter of the Teller Amendment, after Spanish troops left the island in 1898, the United States occupied Cuba until 1902. The Teller Amendment was succeeded by the Platt Amendment introduced by Senator Orville Platt (R-Connecticut) in February 1901.

Detailed explanation-3: -Signed at Washington, January 29, 1904. Ratification advised by the Senate, January 27, 1904. Ratified by the President, June 25, 1904 Ratified by Cuba, June 20, 1904 Ratifications exchanged at Washington, July 1, 1904 Proclaimed, July 2, 1904.

Detailed explanation-4: -The rationale behind the Platt Amendment was straightforward. The United States Government had intervened in Cuba in order to safeguard its significant commercial interests on the island in the wake of Spain’s inability to preserve law and order.

Detailed explanation-5: -Orville Hitchcock Platt, (born July 19, 1827, Washington, Connecticut, U.S.-died April 21, 1905, Washington, Connecticut), U.S. senator from Connecticut (1879–1905) who introduced the Platt Amendment, which became the basis for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Cuba following the Spanish-American War of 1898.