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Teller Amendment
Legislation that promised the US would not annex Cuba after winning the Spanish-American war -
Treaty of Paris
Treaty signed December 10, 1898 by the United States and Spain ending the Spanish-American War. The treaty also provided for the United States to keep troops in Cuba and for the annexation of the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico by the United States. -
Yellow Journalism
Journalism that exploits, distorts, or exaggerates the news to create sensations and attract readers -
Platt Amendment
Legislation that severely restricted Cuba's sovereignty and gave the US the right to intervene if Cuba got into trouble. As a result, Cuba was only nominally independent of the United States