-The US retained the right to intervene to preserve cuban independence and stability with the Patt Amendment.-The US got control of Guantanamo BAy as well, a navel base we still have control of today.-In 1934 the Platt Amendment was repealed-Emilio Aguinaldo declareed Philippine independence from Spain on June 12, 1898-After the Spanish american War, the US took over the islands for $20 million in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-Philippine american war broke out after the filipinos realized that the US would not give them independence-It ended with American control over the islands-12,000 - 20,000 filipinos soldiers dead-200,000 - 1.5 million filipino civilians die- some conted US committed genocide-4,165 US soldiers dead-In 1935 the philippines was granted commonwealth statusPlans for independence over the next decade were interrupted by world war II when the japanese invaded and took them overAllied troops defeated the Japanese in t1945By the late 1800s it was looking as if chinawould be carved up likeAfrica had beenChina wanted to prevent this from happeningTeddy Roosevelt's PresidencyAssumed Presidency after Mckinley was killedRoosevelt the PeacemakerEnded the Russo-Japanses War in 1905Won The Nobel Peace Prize for his effortsPanamaCanalRoosevelt CorollaryRusso-Japanese War 1904-1905Japan Shocked the world by defeating RussiaTreaty of PortsmouthJapan Received Southern Half of Sakhalin Island from RussiaJapan took over Russian interests in Manchuria and Korea
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