Platt Amendment
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The Platt Amendment was a 1901 U.S. law that severely limited Cuba’s sovereignty and gave the United States broad rights to intervene in Cuban affairs and maintain a naval base at Guantánamo Bay.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 Cuban–American Treaty | 0 | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
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amendment → |
| abrogatedBy | Treaty of Relations between the United States and Cuba (1934) → |
| appliesTo | Cuba → |
| codifiedAs | a rider to the 1901 Army Appropriations Bill → |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form: "United States"
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| criticizedFor |
imperialism
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undermining Cuban sovereignty → |
| dateEnacted | 1901-03-02 → |
| effect |
granted the United States the right to intervene in Cuban affairs
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led to establishment of U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay → limited Cuban sovereignty → made Cuba a de facto U.S. protectorate → required Cuba to lease naval bases to the United States → restricted Cuba’s ability to contract public debt → restricted Cuba’s ability to make treaties with other powers → |
| grantedRightTo |
United States intervention in Cuba to maintain a government adequate for the protection of life, property, and individual liberty
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United States intervention in Cuba to preserve Cuban independence → |
| historicalContext |
U.S. expansionism in the early 20th century
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aftermath of Spanish colonial rule in Cuba → |
| incorporatedInto | Cuban Constitution of 1901 → |
| inForceUntil | 1934 → |
| introducedBy | Orville H. Platt → |
| jurisdiction | United States Congress → |
| legalForm | amendment to appropriations bill → |
| legalStatusInCuba | incorporated as constitutional appendices → |
| locationOfNavalBaseAuthorized |
U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay
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surface form: "Guantánamo Bay"
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| longTermConsequence |
establishment of Guantánamo Bay Naval Base under U.S. control
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strengthening of U.S. influence in the Caribbean → |
| namedAfter | Orville H. Platt → |
| partiallySupersededBy |
Treaty of Relations between the United States and Cuba (1934)
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surface form: "1934 U.S.–Cuba Treaty of Relations"
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| partOf | Army Appropriations Act of 1901 → |
| positionHeldByNamesake | United States Senator → |
| purpose |
to define conditions for the withdrawal of United States troops from Cuba after the Spanish–American War
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to establish terms of U.S.–Cuba relations after Cuban independence → |
| regionImpacted | Caribbean → |
| relatedToEvent |
Spanish–American War
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U.S. Military Government in Cuba →
surface form: "U.S. military occupation of Cuba (1898–1902)"
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| replaced | Teller Amendment’s earlier guarantee of Cuban independence in practice → |
| required |
Cuba not to enter any treaty impairing its independence
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Cuba not to permit any foreign power to obtain control over any portion of Cuba → Cuba to incorporate its provisions into the Cuban constitution → Cuba to maintain sanitary conditions to prevent disease spread to the United States → Cuba to sell or lease lands necessary for coaling or naval stations to the United States → |
| stateRepresentedByNamesake | Connecticut → |
| subjectMatter |
foreign relations
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military occupation and withdrawal conditions → |
| typeOfInterventionAuthorized | military intervention in Cuba by the United States → |
| yearEnacted | 1901 → |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "1903 Cuban–American Treaty"