Question

Which US demands were outlined in the Platt amendment? Check all that apply.

The United States increased trade with Cuba.

The United States limited Cuba’s ability to make treaties.

The amendment gave the US the right to intervene in Cuba.

Cuba had to commit enslaved people to the United States.

Cuba had to allow the US to have a military base in Cuba.

Answer 1

The United States limited Cuba’s ability to make treaties.

The amendment gave the US the right to intervene in Cuba.

Cuba had to allow the US to have a military base in Cuba.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Platt Amendment is an agreement which is made between the two countries of Cuba and the United States of America which attempted the protect the independence of Cuba from any foreign intervention.

It was a constitutional amendment and it was a part of the Army Protection Bill of 1901. The Platt Bill assures Cuba that America will provide military assistance to Cuba in times of any foreign attack. It also proveds the U.S. to intervene in the affairs of Cuba and by this treaty America had the right to build a military base at the land of Cuba.

The treaty also limits the ability of the government of Cuba to make any treaties with others.