Roosevelt and Latin America Chapter 17 section 3 notes Roosevelt and Latin America

Vocabulary Define the key terms and people on your vocabulary sheet. There are 5 of them located on pg. 565

Cuba and Puerto Rico After the Spanish American War, the U.S. began to expand in Latin America President William McKinley set up military governments on Cuba and Puerto Rico

Yellow fever in Cuba McKinley appointed Leonard Wood as governor of Cuba in 1899 Scientists made steps towards eliminating yellow fever 85% of people infected with yellow fever died Carlos Finlay thought that yellow fever came from mosquitoes They drained all pools of water and almost eliminated the disease from the city of Havana.

U.S. control over Cuba Cuba drafted a new constitution in 1901 The U.S. had already signed the Teller Amendment saying they wouldn’t annex Cuba They were nervous that other imperialist nations might try and take Cuba They forced Cuba to include the Platt Amendment in their constitution

Platt Amendment Limited Cuba’s ability to sign treaties with other countries Gave the U.S. the right to intervene in Cuban affairs Required Cuba to sell or lease land to the U.S. for navy and coaling purposes This gave the U.S. a naval base at Guantanamo Bay

Platt amendment cont. Cuba became a U.S. protectorate Troops withdrew from Cuba once they signed the amendment The amendment was eventually repealed, but the U.S. kept Guantanamo Bay

Governing Puerto Rico The U.S. governed Puerto Rico as a territory Foraker Act stated that the U.S. would appoint Puerto Rico’s governor and upper house Puerto Rico could vote for the lower house 1917 law granted U.S. citizenship to Puerto Ricans Today, the U.S. still controls interstate trade, immigration, and military affairs for Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

Panama Canal People wanted a faster way between the Atlantic and Pacific A French company began building a canal across the isthmus of Panama The company went bankrupt and abandoned the canal The U.S. bought the rights to the French canal property and equipment

Panama’s revolution There was a revolution being planned for Panama to break free from Colombia Roosevelt supported the rebellion Panama won and declared their independence A treaty with Panama gave the U.S. complete control over 10 mile wide canal zone.

Building the Panama Canal Began in 1904 Hard working conditions, shortages of labor, and yellow fever caused delays Roosevelt appointed John Stevens as engineer and architect

Malaria Disease spread by mosquitoes Could get malaria over and over They drained swamps, spread oil on standing water, bred spiders, ants and lizards to feed on the mosquitoes

Canal continued John Stevens resigned He was replaced by George W. Goethals He became the genius of the canal 44,000 workers 1914- first ship sailed through the canal

Roosevelt Corollary The Dominican Republic owed money to Europe (they were scared they would use force to collect it) The U.S. stepped in and issued the Roosevelt Corollary All monies were collected through the U.S. Latin American countries were worried about U.S. involvement in all their affairs.