Platt Amendment
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The Platt Amendment was United States legislation enacted as part of the Army Appropriations Act of 1901 that defined the relationship between the United States and Cuba following the Spanish–American
Senator Orville H. Platt, creator of the Platt Amendment
Cartoon protesting the Amendment
Platt Amendment, p. 1
Platt Amendment, p. 2
Cuba–United States relations
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Modern diplomatic relations between Cuba and the United States are cold, stemming from historic conflict and divergent political ideologies. The two nations restored diplomatic relations on July 20, 2
The Embassy of Cuba in Washington, D.C. in 2023
The Embassy of the United States in Havana in 2016
John Quincy Adams, who as U.S. Secretary of State compared Cuba to an apple that, if severed from Spain, would gravitate towards the U.S.
First hoisting of the United States Flag by the U.S. Marines on Cuban soil, June 11, 1898