🦄HISTORY CHAPTER 18 SECTION 3 🦄

Question 0

What is Cuba’s relationship to the U.S?

Why did the U.S try and control Cuba’s affairs?

What laws and policies affected it relationship with the US?

What violent events affected its relationship with the U.S.?

Answer 0

• It was free then became an American protectorate
• for business interests & its close to the United States
• the platt amendment:
  • allowed US to intervene in Cuba to restore peace
  • Cuba was not allowed to sign a treaty with a foreign power
  • the U.S. can maintain a naval base in Cuba
• the Spanish American war

Question 1

What is Puerto Rico’s relationship to the U.S?

Why did the U.S try and control Puerto Rico’s affairs?

What laws and policies affected it relationship with the US?

What violent events affected its relationship with the U.S.?

Answer 1

• It is a protectorate
• they wanted presence in the Caribbean
• the Foraker act: gets Puerto Rico a limited degree of popular government (a voice) ; treaty of Paris also helped
• the Spanish American war

Question 2

What is the Philippines relationship to the U.S?

Why did the U.S try and control the Philippines affairs?

What laws and policies affected it relationship with the US?

What violent events affected its relationship with the U.S.?

Answer 2

• it was a protectorate
• it provides the US with raw materials
• imperialist policy & treaty of Paris
  (The us was completely brutal to them)
• the Spanish American war & the Philippine American war

Question 3

What is China’s relationship to the U.S?

Why did the U.S try and control china’s affairs?

What laws and policies affected it relationship with the US?

What violent events affected its relationship with the U.S.?

Answer 3

• US just wanted to trade with China
• we wanted access to their elite goods
• the open door policy: able to trade with China
• boxer rebellion bc China felt used so they rebelled ( china loses)