LACS 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Freedom Flights, George Dewey, Varadero
26 Jul 2018
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1868-1896 - cuba fought three wars with spain for independence. The teller amendment essentially said that the u. s had no interest to annex cuba as one if it"s territories. They were originally going to set foot in cuba to help the people on the island. On april 25th, 1898 - the united states declare the war on spain. Manila, phillipines, and the u. s captured guantanmo bay in june. despite the teller. Amendment, the u. s occupied cuba under us military governor general leonard wood. 1991 - the platt amendment ratified by the us congress and made cuba a protectorate of the. This amendment also gave us mllitary the authorization to intervene in cuba when they saw fit. It was said to protect life, property, and individual liberty. Us invaded cuba in 1906, 1912, 1917, and 1920. Elected president, but was only allowed to serve one term. He led a coup to reclaim the presidency, and became a dictator.
