2 March 1901
Colonial controlBook sources
The Platt Amendment restricts Cuban independence
Cuba; United States
The United States made withdrawal from Cuba conditional on acceptance of terms limiting Cuban sovereignty, including a right of U.S. intervention and provision for naval bases. These conditions were incorporated into Cuba’s constitution and later a bilateral treaty.
Dates preserve the source’s precision. This entry is part of a selected historical record; its qualifications and sources are retained below.
Context / qualification
The amendment dates to 1901; the treaty followed in 1903. Cuba was not annexed. The debt clause restricted borrowing beyond available revenues, rather than banning every public debt.
Sources
- Howard Zinn, A People’s History of the United States, chapter 12, pp. 311–312; supplied print pages, edition/year unidentified
- National Archives: Platt Amendment and 1903 treaty, including transcript ↗