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Treaty of Wangxia
This treaty fixed tariffs of trade in the treaty ports. United States now recieved same treatment from China, as other countries did, like Britain. Also made the Opium trade illegal. -
U.S. Takes Control of Puerto Rico
The U.S. invaded Puerto Rico with a military force. They were interested in gaining territory. -
Cuba
Cuba was occupied by U.S. troops from 1898 to 1902, 1906 to 1909, in 1912 and again in 1917 to 1922. -
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U.S. Imperialism
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Open Door Policy
The Open Door policy was a proposition of free trade in China witrh American, British, French, Japenese, German and Russian economies. -
Civil Government in Puerto Rico
The United States established a civil government in Puerto Rico. This government was more unpopular than the spanish one. -
Insular Cases
The Supreme Court supported the United States in treating the Puerto Ricans as inferiors. They did not allow Puerto Rico to become a state. -
The Platt Amendent
In 1903, the Platt Amendment was forced into the Cuban consititution. It stated that the U.S. could use Cuba for its own purposes. The United States used it many times to send in troops and protect investments. It was repealed in 1934 due to FDR's "good neighbor policy" towards Latin America. -
Acquisition of Canal Zone
U.S. took control of the Panama Canal in order to have the upper hand in trading and transportation. The canal was completed in 1914. In today's dollars, the canal cost $14.3 billion. Around 25,000 workers were killed which was around 4% of the labor force. -
Dominican Republic
U.S. takes control of the customs house in 1905. From 1905-1941, the United States is a financial supervisor. U.S. troops occupied the Dominican from 1916 to 1924. -
Nicaragua
U.S. troops occupied Nicaragua for a total of up to 21 years. The U.S. acted as finincial supervisors from 1911-1924. -
Haiti
U.S. troops occupied Haiti from 1815-1934. The United States acted as a financial supervisor from 1916 until 1941. -
Puerto Rico Granted Citizenship
The U.S. granted Puerto Ricans citizenship and other political rights. Although they were not a state yet and were under an American appointed government -
Virgin Islands
U.S. pruchased the Virgin Islands in the Caribbean in 1917 from Denmark.
