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Question 1

What is a protectorate?

Answer 1

A country that is partially controlled by another country

Example: Cuba

Question 2

What was the Foraker Act?

Answer 2

Established civil government in Puerto Rico

It set up a civil government where the upper house members were selected by the US president.

Question 3

What did the Insular Cases (1901) determine?

Answer 3

The Supreme Court declared that the Constitution did not apply to all territories

This ruling affected the status of territories acquired by the US.

Question 4

What significant change occurred for Puerto Ricans in 1917?

Answer 4

Puerto Ricans became citizens of the US and gained the right to elect both houses of their government

Question 5

What was the Teller Amendment?

Answer 5

The US would not annex Cuba (1898)

This amendment was part of the US’s rationale for entering the Spanish-American War.

Question 6

What did the Platt Amendment establish regarding Cuba?

Answer 6

Cuba could not make treaties, and the US imposed significant control over Cuban affairs

It allowed the US to intervene in Cuban affairs and set up military bases.

Question 7

How did the US win the Filipino-American War?

Answer 7

Through superior military tactics and resources

The war cost around $400 million and resulted in many deaths.

Question 8

What were the Open Door Notes?

Answer 8

A series of diplomatic messages sent by the US in 1899 to assert equal trading rights for all nations in China

This reflected American imperialism by wanting to expand economic influence without territorial control.

Question 9

What was the Boxer Rebellion?

Answer 9

A violent anti-foreign and anti-Christian uprising in China in 1900

It failed, leading to foreign intervention and increased control over China by foreign powers.

Question 10

Fill in the blank: The US added the Platt Amendment to protect its interests in Cuba while giving it some _______.

Answer 10

independence