Control Over Cuba
This country helped Cuba break free from Spain's control. . .
The U.S.
How did the U.S. acquire the Philippines?
On December 10, 1898, Spain and the United States formalized the end of their war by signing the Treaty of Paris.
T/F : Puerto Rico is a U.S. state. . .
False - However, while subject to U.S. federal laws, island-based Puerto Ricans can’t vote in presidential elections and lack voting representation in Congress. As a U.S. territory, it is neither a state nor an independent country.
What was the name of the treaty that gave over the Philippines, Cuba, and Puerto Rico to the U.S.?
The Treaty of Paris . . .
How much did the U.S. pay Spain?
20 million dollars.
T / F: When ________ _________disembarked on the West Coast of Puerto Rico on November 19, 1493, native ______ inhabited the land, which they called Borikén.
When Christopher Columbus disembarked on the West Coast of Puerto Rico on November 19, 1493, native Taínos inhabited the land, which they called Borikén.
T / F During the Spanish-American War in 1898, Spain surrendered and annexed Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Phillippines.
During the Spanish-American War in 1898, Spain surrendered and ceded Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Phillippines.
Annexed - To incorporate an additional geographic area within the domain of a country, state, etc
Ceded - To give up power or control
T/F : The U.S. was in a recession at the start of WW1.
True. Before the war, America had been stuck in a recession; World War I swiftly put an end to that.
T / F in 1950, the United States allowed Puerto Rico to draft a constitution, as long as it did not alter its territorial status and established a republican form of government and a bill of rights.
True . in 1950, the United States allowed Puerto Rico to draft a constitution, as long as it did not alter its territorial status and established a republican form of government and a bill of rights.
During the Prohibition Era, why did Americans and U.S. corporations swarm to Havana?
1920s-1958: American economic dominance. Americans in the Prohibition era swarm to casinos and lavish hotels in Havana. U.S. corporations thrive during the Batista years as organized crime figures find a welcoming and safe “playground” to grow illegal businesses. American tourism to Cuba flourishes.
What did the Filipinos in the Philippines do when they recognized that they had no single representation and participation under the new found control of the U.S.?
When the Filipino revolutionaries found out that the Americans fooled them, they turned their weapons against the U.S., which resulted in the eventual Philippine-American War that lasted for two years.
During Spanish colonial rule, why did Puerto Rico want to revolt?
Puerto Rico experienced extreme levels of poverty, repression, and taxation.
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1959: Cuba’s Revolution triumphs. Six years of guerrilla warfare against the dictatorship ends when Batista, no longer getting _________ from the U.S., flees Havana on New Year’s Eve 1958. The U.S. recognizes Cuba’s new _________ a week later. Rebel leader _______ becomes prime minister within a month.
1959: Cuba’s Revolution triumphs. Six years of guerrilla warfare against the dictatorship ends when Batista, no longer getting weapons from the U.S., flees Havana on New Year’s Eve 1958. The U.S. recognizes Cuba’s new government a week later. Rebel leader Fidel Castro becomes prime minister within a month.
Why did America want the Philippines?
“America rose to world power status and controlled the Philippines, a land halfway around the globe. This gave American businesses access to the unlimited trade markets of China”
T/F Enhanced commonwealth status is where Puerto Rico is not in a relationship with the United States but given more territory
False. Enhanced commonwealth status is where Puerto Rico is still in a relationship with the United States but given more autonomy