Use the excerpt to answer the question.
Which of the following best describes the outcomes brought about by the excerpt?
A.
difficulties creating trade relations between Cuba and other Latin American countries
B.
unequal relations between the U.S. and Cuba at the end of the Spanish-American War
C.
the rise of leftist governments in Cuba in response to U.S. dictators leading the country
D.
disparate social classes determined by whether a Cuban was working with the U.S.
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B. unequal relations between the U.S. and Cuba at the end of the Spanish-American War
Excerpt from the Platt Amendment
III. That the government of Cuba consents that the United States may exercise the right to intervene for the preservation of Cuban independence, the maintenance of a government adequate for the protection of life, property, and individual liberty, and for discharging the obligations with respect to Cuba imposed by the treaty of Paris on the United States, now to be assumed and undertaken by the government of Cuba.
IV. That all Acts of the United States in Cuba during its military occupancy thereof are ratified and validated, and all lawful rights acquired thereunder shall be maintained and protected.
III. That the government of Cuba consents that the United States may exercise the right to intervene for the preservation of Cuban independence, the maintenance of a government adequate for the protection of life, property, and individual liberty, and for discharging the obligations with respect to Cuba imposed by the treaty of Paris on the United States, now to be assumed and undertaken by the government of Cuba.
IV. That all Acts of the United States in Cuba during its military occupancy thereof are ratified and validated, and all lawful rights acquired thereunder shall be maintained and protected.