THE PROGRESSIVE ERA 1900 1917
THEODORE ROOSEVELT THE PROGRESSIVES
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Question
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U.S. recognized as a world power
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America got territory that now reached around the world
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Sets precedent for intervention & use of force in Latin American affairs
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U.S. ends up spending more money/lives putting down Filipino uprising
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All answers are true
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Detailed explanation-1: -Representatives of Spain and the United States signed a peace treaty in Paris on December 10, 1898, which established the independence of Cuba, ceded Puerto Rico and Guam to the United States, and allowed the victorious power to purchase the Philippines Islands from Spain for $20 million.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Spanish American War had a major impact on American ad world history. After the war, the United States was transformed into a world power. Its new far-flung colonies allowed for it to have a worldwide navy allowing for the nation to become a worldwide economic power.
Detailed explanation-3: -Many agree that the main causes of the Spanish–American War was Cuba’s struggle for independence and the sinking of the USS Maine on 15 February 1898. An explosion, then thought to be caused by a mine, killed over 260 of the 354 American crew members.
Detailed explanation-4: -As a result of the war, the United States acquired Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines as territories.