The Platt Amendment
The Platt Amendment allowed the United States certain concessions, including the right to indefinately maintain Guantanamo naval base in Cuba. This amendment stipulated the conditions for the withdraw of US state troops in Cuba at the end of the Spanish American War. It was formulated by the American Secratery of War, Elihu Root. He was the prototype of the 20th century "wise man". There are 8 Articles of this Amendment. Article number one says that the Government of Cuba isn't allowed to enter into any treaty that will ruin the independence of Cuba. Article five basically says that all acts of the United States to Cuba are ratified and valid. Another thing that the Amendment did was supply the terms where the US could appear in Cuban affairs in 1906, 1912, 1917, and 1920.
I think that the Amendment was a good idea because it did alot of good for the United states and Cuba.
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Good but again, brief.