On March 2, 1901, the Platt Amendment was passed as part of the 1901 Army Appropriations Bill. It stipulated seven conditions for the withdrawal of United States troops remaining in Cuba at the end of the Spanish–American War, and an eighth condition that Cuba sign a treaty accepting these seven conditions. On May 22, 1903 the treaty was signed between U.S. and Cuba to protect Cuba´s independence from foreign intervention and permitting extensive U.S. involvement in Cuban international and domestic affairs for the enforcement of Cuban independence.
The Impact:
Ironically The Platt Amendment was used by the U.S. for the Second Occupation of Cuba from 1906 to 1909. On September 29, 1906, Secretary of War (and future U.S. president) William Howard Taft initiated the Second Occupation of Cuba when he established the Provisional Government of Cuba under the terms of the treaty (Article three), declaring himself Provisional Governor of Cuba. On October 23, 1906, President Roosevelt issued Executive Order 518, ratifying the order
The Holy Land is important for Christianity, Islam, and Judaism because
each religion has important historical events that took place in this
land. The Holy Land is where the Jews believe the First and Second
Temples were built, for Christianity the Holy Land is where Jesus was
born, lived, and was crucified, and for Islam it is where Muhammad
ascended into heaven and spoke to god. All of these events and many
other make the Holy Land important to all three faiths
Answer:
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Explanation:
The Puritans received a charter from the Massachusetts Bay Company to settle land in New England. John Winthrop led approximately 1,000 Puritans to America and established the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The colonists wanted to base the colony on the laws of God.
United Kingdom, Portugal, Kingdom of Sweden
Explanation:
- Almost all of Europe, except Great Britain and Sweden, were either under Napoleon's control or in a forced alliance.
- Most German countries were united within the Rhineland, the Netherlands and the Kingdom of Italy came under direct French control, and Spain became a dependent state.
- Austria, Russia and the almost unimportant Prussia became forced allies of France.
- Only the United Kingdom and the still unconquered parts of Spain and Portugal remained active opponents.
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