AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR
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Question
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Which amendment prohibited Cuba from making treaties and gave the US a naval base on Cuba
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Platt
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Foraker
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Castro
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Marti
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Platt Amendment stipulated the conditions for U.S. intervention in Cuban affairs and permitted the United States to lease or buy lands for the purpose of establishing naval bases (the main one was Guantánamo Bay) and coaling stations in Cuba.
Detailed explanation-2: -The two key provisions of the Platt Amendment, first proposed by Secretary of War Elihu Root, required that Cuba cede territory for American military and naval bases and also grant the United States the right to intervene in the island to preserve order, life, property, and liberty.
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