![]() Italy was the only major power to accept the Open Door unconditionally and Russia was the only major power not to accept itīoxer Rebellion – a superpatriotic group in China known as the “Boxers” murdered more than two hundred foreigners and thousands of Chinese Christians and besieged the foreign diplomatic community in the capital, Beijing (Peking) a multinational force was used to stop the rebellion Open Door Notes – Secretary of State John Hay urged world powers to announce that in their leaseholds or spheres of influence (in China) they would respect certain Chinese rights and the ideal of fair competition (without bothering to consult the Chinese themselves). Insular Cases – the Supreme Court declared that the Constitution did not extend to the Philippines and Puerto Rico (although they were US owned) ![]() ![]() Treaty of Paris – between Spain and American in 1898 Cuba was freed from Spain US secured Guan and Puerto Rico (payment for war costs) McKinley could not morally let go of the Philippines, so he decided to annex them, later paid $20 to Spain for the islands ended the spanish american war Platt Amendment – was written into the Cuban constitution of 1901, hated by Cubans it essentially served the purpose of bringing Cuba under American control they could not engage in compromising treaties (from the viewpoint of the United States) and could not take on a debt beyond their resources (against, from the viewpoint of the US) the US was also allowed to intervene in the country’s affairs, and the US was leased or sold land on Cuban soil (such as Guantanamo) ![]() Teller Amendment – Adopted after Congress declared war on Spain, declared to the world that when the United States had overthrown the Spanish misrule, it would give the Cubans their freedom. “white man’s burden” – a part of America’s “civilizing mission” in which the wealthy Americans must help to uplift (and exploit) the underprivileged, underfed, and underclad of the world if you were in AP Euro last year, they had the mission of converting the heathens The Influence of Sea Power upon History – written by Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan in 1890 argued that control of the sea was the key to world dominance it stimulated the naval race among the great powers ![]()
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