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The US Wins an Empire
From: the text, The Spanish American War – Chapter 18, Section 2; 552-557
and Acquiring New Lands – Chapter 18, Section 3; 558-564
Treaty of Paris
1.
When did Spain and the US sign a cease fire agreement?
2.
What did Secretary of State John Hay call the Spanish American War?
3.
How long had the fighting lasted?
4.
Where did Spain and the US meet to negotiate a treaty?
5.
As provisions of the Treaty of Paris, what did Spain do with Cuba?
6.
What Spanish territory was turned over to the US?
7.
How much did the US pay to buy the Philippines?
Debate Over the Treaty
8.
As the Senate debated the Treaty of Paris, around what was the central argument?
9.
In an effort to justify America’s entrance into imperialism, what did President McKinley tell a group of Methodist
ministers?
10.
What was the problem with McKinley’s need to “Christianize” the Filipino people?
11.
What founding document did some feel the treaty violated?
12.
What did Booker T. Washington say about the situation?
13.
What did Samuel Gompers believe?
14.
When was the Treaty of Paris finally ratified by the Senate?
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Ruling Puerto Rico
15.
What three positions did the citizens of Puerto Rico take concerning Puerto Rico’s status after the Spanish
American War?
a.
b.
c.
Military Rule
16.
According to the statement issued by US General Nelson Miles, what was the justification for US troop presence
in Puerto Rico?
17.
For the time being, who would control the affairs of Puerto Rico?
Return to Civilian Government
18.
What were two reasons that made Puerto Rico strategically important for the US?
a.
b.
19.
What did the Foraker Act of 1900 do?
20.
What powers did it give to the President of the US?
21.
What powers did the people of Puerto Rico have?
22.
What did the Insular cases say about the rights guaranteed in the Constitution?
23.
How did this change in 1917?
Cuba and the United States
24.
In declaring war against Spain, what did the US recognize about Cuba?
25.
What did the Teller Amendment state?
American Soldiers
26.
Who stayed in Cuba after the war ended?
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What did Jose Marti fear?
28.
While some of this fear was realized, what did the US do to help the people of Cuba?
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a.
b.
c.
29.
What was the US able to do by improving the sanitation and through medical research?
The Platt Amendment
30.
What was written in 1900?
31.
What was the problem with the Cuban Constitution?
32.
Upon what did the US insist?
33.
What were the four provisions of the Platt Amendment?
a.
b.
c.
d.
34.
What did the US make clear to the Cubans?
35.
How did some Cubans react?
36.
Eventually Cuba did ratify the Platt Amendment and as such what was their relationship to the US?
37.
What does it mean to be a protectorate?
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Protecting American Business Interests
38.
What was the most important reason for the US to maintain a strong presence in Cuba?
39.
How would this play out in the years to come?
Filipinos Rebel
40.
What did the Treaty of Paris call for concerning the relationship between the US and the Philippines?
41.
How did the Filipinos react to this?
42.
What did Emilio Aguinaldo and his followers vow to do?
Philippine-American War
43.
Often called the Philippine Insurrection, when did the rebellion start?
44.
What role did the US assume?
45.
What did the US do to the Philippines that they had criticized Spain for doing to the Cubans?
46.
How did the white American soldiers see the Filipinos?
47.
Who was also sent to fight the Filipinos?
48.
What issues faced these 70,000 US soldiers?
49.
How long did the rebellion last?
50.
How much did it cost in lives?
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How much did it cost in dollars?
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How did that compare to the price the US paid for the Philippines?
Aftermath of the War
53.
After ending the rebellion, what kind of government did the US establish in the Philippines?
54.
When did the Philippines finally become independent?
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