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
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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.
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The Platt Amendment and the Teller Amendment differed primarily in their implications for U.S.-Cuba relations following the Spanish-American War. The Teller Amendment, passed in 1898, declared that the U.S. would not annex Cuba and would respect its sovereignty after the war. In contrast, the Platt Amendment, enacted in 1901, imposed conditions on Cuba's sovereignty, allowing the U.S. to intervene in Cuban affairs and establishing a naval base at Guantanamo Bay, effectively giving the U.S. significant control over Cuban governance.
Cuba was forced to accept the conditions written in the Platt Amendment. In exchange for Cuba's agreement, the remaining United States troops withdrew from Cuba at the end of the Spanish-American War.
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What was the effect of the Platt Amendment on U.S. relations with Cuba?
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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?
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?
The Platt Amendment declared U.S. intentions to intervene in Cuba.
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