U.S. History
Lesson 5
Ruling Puerto Rico
A. Military Rule
1. Gen. Nelson A. Miles ruled during the Sp. Am. War
a) stayed after the war – “to protect the native Puerto Ricans”
B Return to Civil Govt.
B.
Govt
1. U.S. wanted a presence in the Caribbean
2. Foraker Act – ended military rule – set up civil govt.
a) Pres. appointed a governor.
b) 1917 – Congress granted Puerto Ricans citizenship
Cuba and the U.S.
- Cuba became independent after the Sp. Am. War
A. American Soldiers
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Cuba was occupied by U.S. troops @ the end of the war.
Provided food & clothes to families.
Helped farmers get started on their own.
Started schools
Helped eliminate yellow fever.
B. Platt Amendment
1. Cuba cannot make treaties letting a foreign power control it.
2. U.S. reserved the right to intervene in Cuban matters.
3. Cuba could not go into debt.
4. U.S. could buy
y or lease land for a NAVY base.
- reluctantly ratified it.
- protectorate – country controlled by a stronger power.
C Protecting American Business Interests
C.
1. Wanted to protect U.S. investors – sugar, tobacco, etc.
2. Some people wanted to annex Cuba – lots of debate.
Filipinos Rebel
A. Philippine-American War
1. Feb
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Feb. 1899 – Emilio Aguinaldo led a revolt against the U.S.
US
2. U.S. put restrictions on the Filipinos citizens.
3. It took 3 years to end the rebellion – 20,000 Filipinos killed
,
U.S. dead Æ cost $
$400 million!
- 4,000
B. Aftermath
1. Pres. appointed a Governor – became independent on 7/4/1946
Foreign Influence on China
- China was a weak nation controlled by European countries.
A. John Hay’s Open Door Notes
1. John Hay (Sec. of State) wanted imperialist nations to
share China
China’ss trading rights w/ the U.S.
a) Didn’t want one country to have a monopoly on China
b) Other countries reluctantly agreed – needed trade w/ the U.S.
B Boxer Rebellion
B.
1. Europeans dominated China’s large cities.
2. China despised the “foreign devils.”
3. A secret group “Boxers” began to kill foreigners (missionaries, etc)
4. Aug. 1900 – troops from BR, FR, U.S., GER, JAP stopped rebellion
C. Protecting American Rights
1. Open Door Policy
a) U.S. economy depends on exports
b) U.S. can intervene to keep the door open
c) Worried that closing an area from U.S. products would
threaten the survival of the U.S.
Impact of Territorial Gains
1. Pres. McKinley (Imperialist) was reelected.
- U.S. citizens supported expansion.
2. A few disagreed, but the U.S. was growing.