The Platt Amendment reserved the United State's right to intervene in Cuban affairs and forced newly independent Cuba to host American naval bases on the island.
The Platt Amendment of 1901 was a rider appended to the Army Appropriations Act presented to the U.S. Senate by Connecticut Republican Senator Orville H. Platt (1827-1905) replacing the earlier Teller Amendment. The amendment stipulated the conditions for the withdrawal of United States troops remaining in Cuba since the Spanish-American War, and defined the terms of Cuban-U.S. relations until the 1934 Treaty of Relations. The Amendment ensured U.S. involvement in Cuban affairs, both foreign and domestic, and gave legal standing to U.S. claims to certain economic and military territories on the island including Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
The Platt Amendment In simplest terms, the Platt Amendment was a treaty between the United States and Cuba that established guidelines for US-Cuban relations. The US wanted to maintain influence in Cuba to protect its interests there, but Cubans were wary of being under the control of another foreign power after recently gaining independence from Spain. The Platt Amendment was an attempt to appease both countries. ~Learned from Britannica's website~
Article III of the Platt AmendmentÊrequired that the government of Cuba consent to the right of the United States to intervene in Cuban affairs for Òthe preservation of Cuban independence,Êthe maintenance of a government adequate for the protection of life, property, and individual liberty,and for discharging the obligations with respect toÊCuba imposed by the Treaty of Paris on the United States, now to be assumedÊand undertaken by the Government of Cuba.Ó
After the Spanish-American War, attitudes towards Cuba in the United States were somewhat mixed. Some wanted to annex the country and some wanted to make it independent. The US decided to establish a military government to rule Cuba for a while. After that, another Cuban Government would take over. Written by Elihu Root, Secretary of War, the Platt Amendment was introduced into the Senate by Orville Platt. It was passed in Washington, and reluctantly accepted by the Cuban Constitutional Convention, which saw it as the only way to sovereignty. The Platt Amendment did several things. It gave the United StatesGuantánamo Bay as a naval base and allowed the US to enter Cuba if it felt things were out of control. This would be used to insure the country's government remained friendly to the US and that American companies wouldn't be hurt by some sudden change.
It was a restriction on Cuban Independence.
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The US would protect Cuba from foreign invasion
The Platt Amendment
The Platt Amendment reserved the United State's right to intervene in Cuban affairs and forced newly independent Cuba to host American naval bases on the island.
Platt Amendment - 1901 amendment to the Cuban constitution by which the US was allowed certain concessions stands, including the right to indefinitely maintain Guantanamo naval base in Cuba.
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What was the effect of the Platt Amendment on U.S. relations with Cuba?
Approved March 2, 1901
What was the effect of the Platt Amendment on U.S. relations with Cuba?
What was the effect of the Platt Amendment on U.S. relations with Cuba?