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WORLD WAR I

CAUSES AND COURSE OF THE WAR

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In March 1901, the United States Congress approved an agreement with Cuba in which the Cuban government consented “that the United States may exercise the right to intervene for the preservation of Cuban independence, the maintenance of a government adequate for the protection of life, property, and individual liberty, and for discharging the obligations with respect to Cuba imposed by the treaty of Paris on the United States, now to be assumed and undertaken by the government of Cuba.”This passage describes what agreement approved by the United States Congress?
A
the Monroe Doctrine
B
the Platt Amendment
C
the Roosevelt Corollary
D
the Foraker Act
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: -Although the Cuban delegates realized that the amendment significantly limited Cuban sovereignty, and originally refused to include it within their constitution, the U.S. Government promised them a trade treaty that would guarantee Cuban sugar exports access to the U.S. market.

Detailed explanation-3: -Why did the United States insist that the Platt Amendment be added to Cuba’s Constitution? Because it protected Cuba’s independence, and allowed extensive American involvement in Cuba.

Detailed explanation-4: -Jose Marti, a Cuban writer living in New York, came to Tampa to gain supporters to help Cuba fight for its independence from Spain. Jose Marti was the leader of the revolution, but he was killed when he went back to Cuba to fight in it. Tomas Estrada Palma became the new leader and later the President of Cuba.

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