ACQUIRING NEW LANDS

p.352-358
Objectives
Describe U.S. involvement in Puerto Rico and in
Cuba
Identify cause and effects of the Philippine-
American War
Explain the purpose of the Open Door Policy in
China
Summarize the views regarding U.S. imperialism

RULING PUERTO RICO
Military Rule
After Spanish-American War
Puerto Rico was under the control
of General Nelson A. Miles
protection, not only for yourselves but to
your property
Puerto Rico under military control
until congress says otherwise
Return to Civil Government
Puerto Rico important for
Presence in the Caribbean
Protecting a future canal in Panama
Foraker Act
Ended military rule in Puerto Rico and
set up civil government
U.S. could appoint Puerto Ricos
governor and members of its upper
house
Puerto Ricans could only elect lower
house members
CUBA AND THE UNITED STATES
Stated that the U.S.
had no intention of
taking over any part
of Cuba
Teller
Amendment
Further granted
Cuban independence
Treaty of
Paris
U.S. forces continued to
occupy Cuba after the war
Spanish officials remained
in power
Anyone who protested was
exceled or imprisoned
American Soldiers At the onset of the war
CUBA AND THE UNITED STATES
American Soldiers (cont.)
U.S. Military did
Provide food and clothing
Help farmers cultivate
damaged land
Organize schools
Help eliminate yellow fever
Killed 100s of Cubans every
year
Platt Amendment
Cuban constitution did not
specifically state the
relationship of U.S. and Cuba
1901 U.S. insisted Cuba add
several provisions
CUBA AND THE UNITED STATES
Platt Amendment (cont.)
Cuba may not make treaties that limit its
independence or permit foreign power to
control
U.S. reserves the right to intervene in
Cuba
Cuba cannot go into a debt that it cannot
pay
U.S. could buy or lease land on the island
for naval and refueling stations
Country whose affairs are
partially controlled by a
stronger power
Protectorate
CUBA AND THE UNITED STATES
Protecting American Business Interests
Some see colonies/territories
necessary for exporting goods
Sugar Tabaco
Mining
industries
Railroads
Public
utilities
FILIPINOS REBEL
Philippine-American War
3 years of fighting
20,000 Filipinos
4,000
Americans
$400 million
20x more than we
paid for the islands
70,000 U.S. soldiers are sent to
the Philippines
Many African-American
AA newspapers begin to
question the spread of
racial prejudices Emilio Aguinaldo
Rebel leader who believed
the United States had
promised freedom
American force
population to live
in zones
1000s dies
Same tactics that the
Spanish were condemned
for in Cuba
FILIPINOS REBEL
Aftermath of the War
Much like Puerto
Rico
U.S. would
appoint upper
house
Filipinos appoint
lower
Slowly became
and independent
country in 1946

FOREIGN INFLUENCES IN CHINA
Sphere of Influence
Area where each nation
claimed special rights
and economic privileges
Sphere
of
Influence
John Hays Open Door Policy
Open Door Notes
Letters to leaders of
imperialist nations
proposing that nations
share their trading rights
with the U.S.
No one country would have
a monopoly
FOREIGN INFLUENCES IN CHINA
The Boxer Rebellion in China
The Boxers
One of many Chinese secret societies
that wanted to rid China of the
foreign invaders
Boxer Rebellion
100s of missionaries and on
foreigners, as well as Christian
converts killed
Troops from Britain, France, Germany
and Japan marched on the Chinese
capital and put the rebellion down.
Protecting American Rights
safeguard for the world principle of
equal and impartial trade with all parts of
the Chinese Empire
Americans believed that the growth of
the U.S. economy depended on exports
U.S. had the right to intervene abroad to
keep foreign markets open
Feared that closing a market to U.S.
products, citizens, or ideas threatened
U.S. survival