![]() US improved PR sanitation, trasportation, beauty, and education.ĭetermined that inhabitants of U.S. 1917 - Puerto Ricans get full american citizenship. the right to intervene in the countryand the right to buy or lease Cuban land for naval and fueling stations.ġ900 gave Puerto Ricans a limited degree of popular government. insisted Cuba to add to its new constitution, commanding Cuba to stay ut of debt and giving the U.S. Idealism, self-interest, racism, constitutionalism, and other reasons motivated them, but they failed to make their case the Philippines were annexed in 1900Ī series of provision that, in 1901 the U.S. Objected to the annexation of the Philippines and the building of an American empire. It lasted less than 3 months and resulted in Cuba's independence as well as the US annexing Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines. War fought between the US and Spain in Cuba and the Philippines. Volunteer regiment of US Cavalry led by Teddy Roosevelt during the Spanish American War commode Commodore George Dewey and the American Asiatic Squadron at Hong Kong to take over the Philippines if America went to war with Spain. declared Cuba free from Spain, but this amendment disclaimed any American intention to annex CubaĪssistant secretary of the Navy modernized the US navy. ![]() American war ship the Maine exploded on the Cuba coast and the Spanish were blamed America declares war with the Teller Amendment.Īpril 1896 - U.S. America sides with Cubans because of Monroe Doctrine and the cruel practices of General Valeriano Weyler who came to Cuba to put down the revolt. Dole overthrew her in 1893, William McKinley convinced Congress to annex Hawaii in 1898 duty free, Queen Liliuokalani opposed so Sanford B. wanted Hawaii for business and so Hawaiian sugar could be sold in the U.S. helped start a naval race among the great powers including the USĬonference called by James Blaine that created an organization of cooperation between the US and Latin American countries. he argued that every successful world power once held a great navy. (1890) The influence of Sea Power Upon History. ![]() yellow journalism and Darwinism influenced this. Caused by rising exports, manufacturing capability, power and wealth, over seas markets to sell goods.
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