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American Foreign Policy, 1898-1914 Part A. What became of Puerto Rico after the end of the Spanish-American War? In 1900, the U.S. passed the Foracker Act which ended military rule and set up civilian government on the Caribbean island.
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What became of Puerto Rico after the end of the Spanish-American War? • In 1900, the U.S. passed the Foracker Act which ended military rule and set up civilian government on the Caribbean island
2. What were the three basic options for Puerto Rico’s status after being acquired by the United States? • Become an independent nation • Become a State in the United States • Remain as a U.S. territory, with a degree of self-rule
3. Which option won out? • Puerto Rico has remained an American territory to this day • In 1917, American citizenship was granted to Puerto Ricans • Also, Puerto Rico residents still possess local government for the island, under American rule
4. What might become of Puerto Rico? • While it might remain an American territory, there is the very real possibility that it might become the 51st State of the United States • Stay tuned. 5. What was Cuba’s status after the Spanish-American War? • It was independent, but for a time, was occupied by the U.S. military
6. What was the Platt Amendment? • It was a series of conditions for Cuba that the United States wanted to be added to Cuba’s new constitution
7. What were the provisions of the Platt Amendment? • Cuba could not make a treaty that limited its independence, nor allow a foreign power to occupy any of its territory • The United States reserved the option of intervening in Cuba • Cuba had to stay out of debt • The United States could obtain Cuban land for naval bases
8. What threat did the U.S. make regarding the Platt Amendment? • The U.S. said it would not withdraw its military until Cuba adopted the Platt Amendment 9. Did Cuba adopt the Platt Amendment? • Yes it did, under a treaty between the U.S. and Cuba
10. Due to the Platt Amendment, Cuba became a what for 31 years? • Basically, from 1903 until the early 1930s, Cuba was a U.S. protectorate, that is, Cuba was a country controlled, to a degree, by another country, in this case the USA.
11. What was the Open Door Policy of the United States towards China? • In 1899, U.S. Secretary of State, John Hay, issued policy statements insisting that European powers allow the U.S. to have trading rights in China, regardless of what degree of control that any given European nation within a part of China
12. In the late 1800s, who dominated some of China’s largest cities? • European powers like Great Britain 13. In 1900, a revolt against European domination began among certain Chinese in an action that became known as what? • The Boxer Rebellion • Chinese patriots demanded the expulsion of foreigners • During this rebellion, Chinese patriots killed a significant number of Christian missionaries and Chinese converts to Christianity
14. What became of the Boxer Rebellion? • Troops from Britain, France, Germany, Japan, and the United States formed an international force that marched on the Chinese capital and put down the Boxer Rebellion, an action that killed thousands of Chinese.
15. What organization sprang up that questioned the wisdom and justice of U.S. territorial expansion overseas? • The Anti-Imperialist League
