1.  What did we do with Puerto Rico after the Spanish American War?

•     Occupied during the war, under Gen Nelson A Miles
•     Island was strategically important to protect the future canal
•     1900 Foraker Act- ended military rule
•         set up gov.
•         Gov & upper house appt'd by Pres
•         PRs elect lower house

2.  Does Constitution automatically apply to US territories?

• 1901- Insular cases- no, but Congress can grant citizenship
• Cit. granted 1917
• They elect both houses now

3.  Why did the US treat Cuba differently?

• When war was declared (Spain) we recognized C Indep
• Teller Amendment- we have no intention of taking over C
• Treaty of Paris- guaranteed C's freedom

4. How did we transition from war to freedom for Cuba?

• military occupation
• kept gov officials from Spanish rule
• arrested protestors
• provided food & clothing
• helped farmers improve production
• built schools, staffed, supplied them
• built roads, hospitals
• improved sanitation- drained swamps
• elim'd yellow fever
• Platt Amendment- we insisted  they add to their constitution-
• can't make treaties that limit indep or give away control
• US can intervene
• Can't go into debt they can't pay off
• We can buy/lease land for naval base
• Our army leaves after they adopt P.Amendment
• They're insulted, protest, adopt it
• Made them a protectorate
• affairs partly controlled by US

5. What happened in the Philippines that was different?

• promised indep
• outraged at T of Paris
• 1899 revolt agst US
• used guerrilla tactics
• we impose conentration camps, torture
• we treat Filipinos as inferiors
• AA troops often desert to their side
• Revellion: 3 yrs, $400 mill, 4k Amer died

6, How did they gain freedom?

• Made them a territory like PR
• invaded by Japan WWII
• liberated by US 1945
• freed 7/4/46

7. Why was the Phil so important to us?

• Gateway to China- vast new market for US goods

8. Why was China the 'sick man of Asia' and what did we do about it?

• weakened by war
• Russia, France, Germany, Britain, Japan all had settlements there
• could be carved into colonies easily
• Amer trade wd be cut
• John Hay's Open Door Notes- proposed sharing trade rights
• all accept, thinking everyone else already did

9. How did the Chinese attempt to defend themselves?

• Boxer Rebellion
• secret society rose, killed missionaries, 4nrs
• Inter'nl troops put down
• thousands killed

10. Why issue 2nd Open Door Notes?

• to prevent European take over