All acts of the United States in Cuba during its military occupancy thereof are ratified and validated, and all lawful rights acquired thereunder shall be maintained and protected.
Article V. The Government of Cuba will execute, and as far as necessary extend, the plans already devised or other plans to be mutually agreed upon, for the sanitation of the cities of the island, to the end that a recurrence of epidemic and infectious diseases may be prevented, thereby assuring protection to the people and commerce of Cuba, as well as to the commerce of the southern ports of the United States and the people residing therein. Article VI. The Isle of Pines shall be omitted from the proposed constitutional boundaries of Cuba, the title thereto being left to future adjustment by treaty.
Article VII. To enable the United States to maintain the independence of Cuba, and to protect the people thereof, as well as for its own defense, the Government of Cuba will sell or lease to the United States lands necessary for coaling or naval stations, at certain specified points, to be agreed upon with the President of the United States. Article VIII. By way of further assurance the government of Cuba will embody the foregoing provisions in a permanent treaty with the United States.
During the roughly four months that the war lasted, the United States had a large military presence in Cuba, which it was ready to use to protect the US against Spanish attacks and protect US economic interests in Cuba. Instead, the US had to help Cuba achieve stable independence, then withdraw its troops from the island once that had been achieved. They decided to maintain a strong role in Cuban affairs until they believed their interests would be safe.
Because of the Teller Amendment which basically said the US had to help Cuba achieve independence and then leave , the Platt Amendment was drafted as a way to ensure the US could maintain a degree of control over Cuba until they were certain the country was stable and their interests would be protected. Below are all the key dates you need to know for events that happened before, during, and after the Platt Amendment was signed.
The final months escalate into the Spanish-American war. February 15th, The American battleship USS Maine, which was docked in Havana, explodes under mysterious circumstances, killing people. December 10th, The Treaty of Paris is signed. December 25th, Cuba amends its constitution to include the entire Platt Amendment.
Among other things, this treaty allows the US to intervene in Cuban affairs and lease land for naval bases on the island. September - February Second Occupation of Cuba. The Cuban-American Treaty of Relations of is used to justify US military forces occupying Cuba in order to protect American economic interests and establish a new Cuban government. Even though it was eventually ratified, it caused a lot of resentment among Cubans towards America. Many historians also believe that the Platt Amendment actually ended up causing more instability in Cuba, including contributing to the Cuban Revolution of the s.
However, one stipulation of the Platt Amendment remained: the US was allowed to continue operating its naval base Guantanamo Bay. After the Spanish fleet suffered heavy losses the city of Santiago surrendered to General William Shafter on July 16, , bringing an end to years of Spanish rule. The Treaty of Paris, which officially ended the conflict, was signed on December 10, and approved by the U.
Senate on February 6, Brooke established a military government on the island. Wood, whose top priorities were education, government reorganization and urban reconstruction, also continued health programs such as the eradication of malaria and yellow fever.
The transition towards independence was facilitated by the newly drafted constitution of , which provided for universal male suffrage, a legislature and electoral procedures. Bevans Washington, D. This text is part of the Internet Modern History Sourcebook. The Sourcebook is a collection of public domain and copy-permitted texts for introductory level classes in modern European and World history.
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