Why it is possible to affirm that the Platt Amendment made a neocolonial possession of the United States in 1901, although Cuba became an independent republic in 1902?

This is the last paper of this class. As the last paper, this assignment requires from you to write three full pages in Times New Roman 12 double space. The word count now should be around 1,500 words, although you just have to make sure that you write three full pages. This last time we will focus on the issue of the expansionism of the United States over Latin America and the establishment of the neocolonial system. For this study, we are going to focus on the legal document that set the relationship between the United States and Cuba for the first half of the twentieth century: 1903PlattAmendment.pdfPreview the document. After reading this document, please respond: Why it is possible to affirm that the Platt Amendment made a neocolonial possession of the United States in 1901, although Cuba became an independent republic in 1902? To answer this question, you need to read the Platt Amendment and find among its regulations those that created a neocolonial nexus between Cuba and the United States. For historical context, refer to the textbook between pages 259 – 262 and 263 – 267, which also coincides with some of the assigned readings for quiz 8. You are expected to use cites and references from the textbook as the historiographical support for this paper, and also from the amendment.