The Platt Amendment stipulated the conditions for U.S. intervention in Cuban affairs and permitted the United States to lease or buy lands for the purpose of the establishing naval bases (the main one was Guantánamo Bay) and coaling stations in Cuba.
The document severely restricted Cuban sovereignty. It allowed the United States to purchase land in Cuba resulting in the construction of Guantanamo Bay. LINK: Commerce and America growing influence towards foreign nations particularly Japan promulgated the United States to expand its influence in the Caribbean. |