Platt Amendment: Table of Contents

    Introduction
    The Text
    Summary
    Section 1: Longest Introductory Sentence Ever
    Section 2: The Rules
    Main Idea
    Historical Context
    Timeline
    Key Figures
    Orville Hitchcock Platt
    Elihu Root
    William McKinley
    Leonard Wood
    Tomás Estrada Palma
    Themes
    Quotes
    Freedom
    Freedom Quotes
    Weakness
    Weakness Quotes
    Rules & Order
    Rules & Order Quotes
    Power
    Power Quotes
    Imperialism
    Imperialism Quotes
    Compare and Contrast
    Teller Amendment
    Wilson-Gorman Tariff Act
    Spooner Amendment
    Pearcy v. Stranahan
    Good Neighbor Policy
    Then and Now
    Analysis
    Symbols, Motifs, and Rhetorical Devices
    Bargaining
    List
    Life, Liberty, and Property
    Rhetoric
    Structure
    Tone
    Writing Style
    What's Up With the Title?
    What's Up With the Opening Lines?
    What's Up With the Closing Lines?
    Tough-o-Meter
    Shout-Outs
    Trivia
    Questions
    Glossary
    Best of the Web
    Quizzes
    Quotes True or False
    Historical Context True or False
    People
    People True or False
    Rules Made to be Broken
    Rules Made to be Broken True or False
    Vocabulary is the Key
    Vocabulary is the Key True or False

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