HIST 2013 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Social Darwinism, Francisco I. Madero, Mexican Revolution
14 Dec 2017
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1. the closing of the frontier, conquering the continent. 1887 u. s. gives hawaii control of pearl harbor. Maine blew up from a malfunction, but u. s. blames the. Conquer this nation to get a more of a foot-hole into asia. Some didn"t want the primarily white race of america to be changed. Good to allow these nations to be a part of u. s. to spread liberty. Puerto rico, cuba, philippines, & guam now controlled by the u. s. by ratifying the treaty of paris. Gives the u. s. greater involvement in latin america and asia. Gives the us the veto right (us can intervene if life or rights of. Becomes a client-state though the us military occupation economic controls. Cube sets up self-gov"t but doesn"t mention the us in constitution. After 1902, philippines becomes a territory of the us. Hospitals and other public buildings begin to be built. China: u. s. requests the open door policy (free trade) = no formal colonies in china.
