AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR
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The US helped Cuba economically, by investing in buisnesses.
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The US helped end Yellow Fever in Cuba.
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The US gained naval bases for their ships.
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The US kept the promises made in the Teller Amendment.
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Detailed explanation-1: -"VI. That the Isle of Pines shall be omitted from the proposed constitutional boundaries of Cuba, the title thereto being left to future adjustment by treaty."
Detailed explanation-2: -The Platt Amendment was an attempt to appease both countries. 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.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-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.