Roosevelt and Imperialism Mr. Williams 10 th Grade U.S. History

How did the Spanish-American War End? What were the results? What were arguments for and against annexing the Philippines? What is our role in the world today?

Puerto Rico U.S. Territory Foraker Act: 1900 established that the U.S. would appoint P.R.’s governor and upper house of legislature The people would elect lower house

1917 Puerto Ricans granted U.S. citizenship meaning voters could now elect all of their legislative representatives 1952 Self-Governing Commonwealth, but U.S. still has some control

Guantanamo Bay Platt Amendment: limited Cuba’s ability to sign treaties with other nations, and gave the U.S. the right to intervene in Cuban affairs

Platt Amendment required Cuba to sell or leas land to the United States for naval and coaling stations Eventually this peace of land would be used for prison site

Protectorate Platt Amendment also made Cuba a protectorate A country under the protections of another country but local ruler is still in control Amendment eventually repealed but we still have G.B.

Roosevelt Corollary 1904 Wanted to protect American economic interests in L.A. “Chronic wrongdoing…in the Western Hemisphere…may force the United States, however reluctantly…to the exercise of international police power.”

Dollar Diplomacy Policy of promoting American economic interests in other countries and using that economic power to achieve American policy goals

Taft suggested that Americans buy out European loans By 1914, investment in Latin American mines, railroads, banana and sugar plantations reached more than $1.6 billion