U.S. Military Government in Cuba
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The U.S. Military Government in Cuba was the temporary American occupation administration that governed Cuba after Spain’s defeat in the Spanish–American War, overseeing the island’s transition toward nominal independence.
Aliases (4)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
interim government
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military occupation administration → |
| aimedAt |
preparing Cuba for nominal independence
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| appliesToEvent |
Spanish–American War
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| appliesToPeriod |
post–Spanish–American War transition
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| appliesToTerritorialExtent |
entire island of Cuba except Guantánamo Bay after its lease
→
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| capital |
Havana
→
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| commanderInChief |
President Theodore Roosevelt
→
President William McKinley → |
| countryGoverned |
Cuba
→
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| currency |
Cuban peso
→
United States dollar → |
| dateOfTransferOfPower |
1902-05-20
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| endTime |
1902-05-20
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| followedBy |
Republic of Cuba
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| follows |
Spanish colonial administration in Cuba
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| governedFrom |
Palacio de los Capitanes Generales, Havana
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| grantedIndependenceTo |
Republic of Cuba
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| hasPolicy |
creation of Cuban national police force
→
fiscal and customs reforms → infrastructure development and road building → public health reform in Cuba → reform of Cuban judicial system → reform of Cuban tax system → reorganization of Cuban education system → reorganization of municipal and provincial governments → sanitation and yellow fever control measures → |
| headOfGovernment |
John R. Brooke
→
Leonard Wood → |
| imposedCondition |
acceptance of Platt Amendment by Cuba
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| legalBasis |
Joint Resolution of Congress for the recognition of the independence of the people of Cuba (1898)
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Treaty of Paris (1898) → |
| militaryBranch |
United States Army
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| natureOfControl |
de facto sovereignty by the United States over Cuba
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| occupyingPower |
United States
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| officialLanguage |
English
→
Spanish → |
| partOf |
United States occupation of Cuba
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| relatedTo |
U.S. Military Government of the Philippine Islands
→
U.S. occupation of Puerto Rico → |
| significantEvent |
incorporation of the Platt Amendment into Cuban Constitution
→
organization of Cuban constitutional convention (1900) → promulgation of the Cuban Constitution of 1901 → supervision of elections for Cuban constitutional assembly → |
| startTime |
1898-07-18
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| statusOfCuba |
not formally annexed by the United States
→
protectorate-like relationship after independence via Platt Amendment → |
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Caribbean theater of the Spanish–American War
("United States military government in Cuba")
→
Cuban War of Independence → |
followedBy |
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Siege of Santiago
("U.S. occupation of Santiago de Cuba")
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outcome |
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U.S. Military Government in Cuba
("United States occupation of Cuba")
→
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partOf |
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Platt Amendment
("U.S. military occupation of Cuba (1898–1902)")
→
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relatedToEvent |