1. Chapter 10, Section 3

2. Puerto Rico After Span-Amer. War, there was military rule Important strategic location in Caribbean to show U.S. presence there Foraker Act – ended military rule and set up a civil gov’t 1917 – U.S. citizenship granted to Puerto Ricans

3. Cuba “Officially” independent from colonial rule Platt Amendment: –U.S. had the right to intervene in Cuban affairs –U.S. could buy or lease land on Cuba for naval stations Protectorate: country whose affairs are partially controlled by a stronger power

4. Philippines Filipinos upset with U.S. occupation Aguinaldo lead rebels against U.S. U.S. forced people into designated zones with poor sanitation War claimed over 20,000 Filipinos and 4,000 Americans and cost $400 million U.S. set up gov’t with appointed governor Gained independence July 4, 1946

5. China John Hay (Sec. of State) wrote the Open Door Notes –Policy statements asking Imperialist nations to share trading rights in China Boxer Rebellion – Chinese who wanted to rid China of foreign influence U.S. would intervene around the world to keep foreign markets available to them