Social Studies 2 Flashcards
How did Puerto Rico citizens respond to American intervention?
People could not agree on statehood, independence or remaining a territory
How did Cuba citizens respond to American intervention?
Protested but became a protectorate of the US for 31 years
How did Phillipines citizens respond to American intervention?
They rebelled
What did the Supreme Court rule in the Insular Cases?
The Constitution didn’t automatically apply to people in US territories
What did the U.S. do after gaining Philippines territory?
they harshly put down a rebellion, but didn’t grant independence until 1946
What did Cuba do after U.S. got their territory?
They got independence but had to agree to let the U.S to intervene and have naval stations
What did Puerto Rico do after U.S. got their territory?
They won U.S citizenship but not independence
What is the common wealth of the U.S
Puerto Rico
Why was America interested in China?
it was a potential market for American products
What did John Hays’ Open Door Notes say?
he proposed European imperialist nations share their trade rights in China with the U.S.
The U.S. bought this place from Russia
Alaska
What idea said European countries shouldn’t mess in our backyard?
Monroe Doctrine
