According to the Terms of the 1901 Platt Amendment

question 67

Multiple Choice

According to the terms of the 1901 Platt Amendment,

• A) Cuba could only form treaties with nations that were allied with the United States.
• B) the United States had the right to intervene in Cuba to protect life and property.
• C) Cuba was to be made a demilitarized region.
• D) the U.S. Congress had to approve each member of the Cuban legislature.
• E) Cuba was to be granted full political independence.

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