Spanish-American War-
-Causes - USS Maine Sinking, Yellow Press, Butcher Weyler and his treatment of Cubans in the concentrations camps, The De Lome Letter, Jose Marti's destruction of US Property in Cuba
-battles/famous people involved - Battle of Manila Bay
-Results/Treaty - Treaty of Paris
US Control of Puerto Rico - In 1898, after 400 years of colonial rule Puerto Rico was ceded to the US as a result of the Spanish-American War
US Control of Cuba - In 1898, Spain gave control of Cuba to the United States with the Treaty of Paris
US Control of Philippines - Emilio Aguinaldo declared Philippine independence from Spain on June 12, 1898... After the Spanish-American War, the US took over the islands for $20 million in the 1898 Treaty of Paris
Open Door Policy in China - Equal trade in China with all countries,prevented China from being overtaken from other countries
Boxer Rebellion in China -The Chinese wanted to keep old ways so they attacked western people... because they were infringing on their people (coming in).... President sent in troops and killed a lot of people
Teddy Roosevelt's Nobel Peace Prize - 1906, the mediator between Russia and Japan and helped form a treaty... did arbitration work between United States and Mexico
Getting control and building Panama Canal - Took over from French after they failed... Mosquitoes spread Yellow Fever and Malaria... Thousands died... Completed in 1913... opened in 1914
Roosevelt Corollary and Monroe Doctrine -Passed to not allow people to colonize in the United States... Also said that we could not go colonize other places
Big Stick Diplomacy--"Speak softly and carry a big stick" -We will use it if we have to. A showing of power... Using Military Power to get what we want
Taft's Dollar Diplomacy - We sent money to Latin American instead of using military force/ Big Stick Diplomacy
Wilson's Missionary Diplomacy - If a country was undemocratic... Wilson wouldn't recognize their existence... wouldn't trade with them and would not support them
US issues with Mexico - US Sailors taken prisoner... 200 Mexicans were killed... settled through arbitration...
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