“Approved on May 22, 1903, the Platt Amendment was a treaty between the U.S. and Cuba that attempted to protect Cuba’s independence from foreign intervention. It permitted extensive U.S. involvement in Cuban international and domestic affairs for the enforcement of Cuban independence…The Teller Amendment asserted that the United States ‘hereby disclaims any disposition of intention […]
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9/14/1901
“Theodore Roosevelt (September 14, 1901-March 4, 1909). Republican…Before presidency he served offices at the federal, state, and municipal levels of government. Roosevelt became president when President William McKinley was assassinated. During his administration he tried to mobilize the Republican Party towards ideas of Progressivism. He won his first Presidential election after, which was technically his […]
2/25/1901
“In [February 25] 1901, Secretary of War Elihu Root drafted a set of articles as guidelines for future United States–Cuban relations. This set of articles became known as the Platt Amendment, after Senator Orville Platt of Connecticut, who presented it. Platt, 1827–1905, was a U.S. Senator from 1879 to 1905 and influenced the decision to […]
12/10/1898
“1898; December 10. U.S. and Spanish representatives signed the Treaty of Peace in Paris. Spain renounced its rights to Cuba, acknowledged Cuban independence, ceded Puerto Rico and the island of Guam to the U.S., liquidated its possessions in the West Indies, and sold the Philippines to the U.S. for $20,000,000.” “Chronology of Cuba in the […]
4/25/1898
“On April 25, 1898 the United States declared war on Spain following the sinking of the Battleship Maine in Havana harbor… The war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris… As a result Spain lost its control over the remains of its overseas empire — Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philippines Islands, Guam, and […]
4/21/1898
“1898; April 21. The Spanish Government considered the Joint Resolution of the United States of April 20 a declaration of war. U.S. minister in Madrid General Steward L. Woodford received his passport before presenting the ultimatum of the United States. A state of war existed between Spain and the United States and all diplomatic relations […]
4/19/1898
“At the end of the Spanish-American War in 1898, the United States found itself in control of several overseas territories, including Cuba…In April of 1898, Senator Henry M. Teller, of Colorado, proposed an amendment to the United States’ declaration of war against Spain, which stated that the United States would not establish permanent control over […]
4/13/1898
“1898; April 13: The U.S. Congress agreed to President [William] McKinley’s request for intervention in Cuba, but without recognizing the Cuban Government.” “Chronology of Cuba in the Spanish-American War,” Library of Congress, LOC.gov […]
4/11/1898
“1898; April 11. The President of the United States William McKinley requested authorization from the U.S. Congress to intervene in Cuba, to stop the war between Cuban revolutionaries and Spain.” “Chronology of Cuba in the Spanish-American War,” Library of Congress, LOC.gov […]
3/17/1898
“1898; March 17. Senator Redfield Proctor (Vermont) pushed Congress and the U.S. business community toward war with Spain. He had traveled at his own expense in February 1898 to Cuba to investigate the effects of the reconcentration policy and returned to report on his findings before the Senate.” “Chronology of Cuba in the Spanish-American War,” […]