AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
AMERICAN IMPERIALISM
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Yes 100%
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Yes but not fully
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No 100%
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No
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Detailed explanation-1: -On March 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson signed the Jones-Shafroth Act. This law gave Puerto Ricans U.S. citizenship.
Detailed explanation-2: -All persons born in Puerto Rico on or after January 13, 1941, and subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, are citizens of the United States at birth. (June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title III, ch. 1, ยง302, 66 Stat.
Detailed explanation-3: -It also established the principle that after 1941, all Puerto Ricans acquired US nationality at birth, in a similar manner to other US nationals, no longer through naturalization.
Detailed explanation-4: -In 1917, Puerto Rico became a U.S. territory and its people became U.S. citizens.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Jones Act was passed in the wake of the first World War to boost the shipping industry. Critics say that the Jones Act increases the cost of shipping for U.S. islands like Hawaii and Puerto Rico.