What did the platt amendment do?

The platt amendment was introduced to congress by senator orville h. platt on february 25, 1901. the platt amendment outlined the role of the united states in cuba and the caribbean, limiting cuba's right to make treaties with other nations and restricting cuba in the conduct of foreign policy and commercial relations.

Britain and its empire stood alone against hitler and mussolini. in june 1941, hitler broke the non-aggression agreement with stalin and germany invaded the soviet union. in december, japan attacked the us and britain. the main lines of world war ii had formed.