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In 1901 the Platt Amendment was attached to an act of Congress. Many Cubans resented the Platt Amendment because they hoped that the Spanish-American war, which had its roots in their struggle for independence from Spain, would result in Cuba's becoming a fully sovereign nation.
Why might the Platt Amendment be considered ironic? The US was demanding other nations to get involved with cuba while they were involved
What reasons would The United States have for not wanting European influence in Cuba? The US didn't want a powerful European nation have influence so close to them