Platt Amendment True or False

1. When the Platt Amendment says that "Cuba shall never enter into any treaty or other compact with any foreign power" (I), what is the U.S. not allowing Cuba to create? -> Any alliances
2. The second rule of the Platt Amendment says that Cuba "shall not assume or contract any public ________" (II). -> Naval bases
3. The third rule of the Platt Amendment says that "the United States may exercise the right to intervene" (III) in order to protect what three values (that also happen to be in the U.S. Declaration of Independence)? -> Life, property, liberty
4. The Platt Amendment's fifth rule talks about Cuba's need to focus on "the sanitation of the cities of the island" (V). What does this mean? -> Keeping the cities pretty
5. The seventh and last rule of the Platt Amendment allows the U.S. to place two types of stations anywhere on Cuba. What are those types of stations? -> Coaling and naval

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