Question

That 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. This is an excerpt from the Platt Amendment from 1903. What was most likely the purpose of the Platt Amendment? A. to outline the access that the United States would have to Cuba after the Spanish-American War B. to form an alliance between the United States and Cuba during the Spanish-American War C. to create a partnership between the United States and Spain in Cuba after the signing of the Treaty of Paris D. to allow the United States to annex Cuba after the signing of the Treaty of Paris ended hostilities

Answer 1

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The most likely purpose of the Platt Amendment was A. to outline the access that the United States would have to Cuba after the Spanish-American War.