Today we are continuing out blag discussions...CUBA;Optained from the Spanish-american war. we wanted Cuba because we wanted to take from Spain so the Cubans could have independence. They told spain that if Cubans didn't get their independence, they would go to war with Spain. The teller admendment garenteed cubans freedom. Platt Amendment allowed us to intervene into cuban business when things would go wrong. They also couldn't make a treaty with outside countries. They also couldn't go into debt with other countries. We didn't want European countries to come and take over.BOXER REBELLION;They were called the boxers because the trained in matial arts and were very athletic. After the Open Door Policy was made, people rebelled because they didn't want Europeans to be in their territory.TEDDY ROOSEVELT NOBEL PEACE PRIZE;Teddy got his prize because he helped solve the war between Russia and Japan.MONROE DOCTRINE;Warning to European countries to stay out of the Western Hemisphere. Otherwise that would mean that they would have major conflicts with the US.ROOSEVELT COORALARY;1904 amended. Europeans would lend out money to latin american countries,
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