Non-group Cuba Paragraph

Following the Spanish-American War Cuba was not legally part of the United States and no longer being threatened by Spain there was no legitimate reason for the US to remain in Cuba. In danger of losing power in the Caribbean the United States forced Cuba to pass the Platt Amendment to secure US power in Cuba. The US would not withdraw their troops until Cuba ratified the Amendment. Cuba then ratified the Amendment. The Platt Amendment gave the United States the right to intervene militarily in Cuba. It also gave the United States the right to build Military bases in Cuba and forbade Cuba from signing any treaties limiting their independence from other powers. It also forbade Cuba from letting any foreign power occupy any part of its land. Cuba was also forbidden from going into debt. This amendment secured America's military power in the Carribean and protected American owned buisnesses in Cuba. It also prevented any foriegn power from interevining in Cuba. It basically gave America de facto control over Cuba.