Platt Amendment facts for kids
Long title | An Act Making appropriation for the support of the Army for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and two. |
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Enacted by | the 56th United States Congress |
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Statutes at Large | Chapter 803, 31 Stat. 895, 897 |
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The Platt Amendment was an amendment made in 1901 to a resolution of the United States Congress. It said that all treaties with Cuba had to be approved by the U.S. Senate and the U.S. had the right to interfere in Cuba's affairs if order broke down within Cuba. It also declared Guantánamo Bay to be U.S. territory.
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Guantanamo Bay from satellite images
See also
In Spanish: Enmienda Platt para niños
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