AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
AMERICAN IMPERIALISM
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Said that eventually Cuba would get their independence
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Said that eventually Puerto Rico would get their independence
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Said that eventually Hawaii would get their independence
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Said that eventually the Philippines would get their independence
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Jones Law created the first fully elected Philippine legislature. An Act To declare the purpose of the people of the United States as to the future political status of the people of the Philippine Islands, and to provide a more autonomous government for those islands.
Detailed explanation-2: -AN ACT TO DECLARE THE PURPOSE OF THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES AS TO THE FUTURE POLITICAL STATUS OF THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, AND TO PROVIDE A MORE AUTONOMOUS GOVERNMENT FOR THOSE ISLANDS.
Detailed explanation-3: -In August 1916, the Jones Law, more formally known as the Philippine Autonomy Act of 1916, was passed, promising independence to the Philippines once Filipinos were able to prove that they could govern themselves.
Detailed explanation-4: -One of the most significant sections of the Jones Act replaced the Commission with an elective Senate and, with minimum property qualifications, extended the franchise to all literate Filipino males.
Detailed explanation-5: -A major step was taken in the direction of independence in 1916, when the United States Congress passed a second organic law, commonly referred to as the Jones Act, which replaced the 1902 law. Its preamble stated the intent to grant Philippine independence as soon as a stable government was established.