POLI 4042 Lecture : AllNotes1
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By 1900, us at top of list of urban population and second on list of industrial potential. By all these measures, us most industrialized and most powerful nation on planet. But missing military/naval power. (near bottom of list, despite high industrial potential) _____________ _____________ __________ with puerto rico in the western hemisphere and. Puerto rico to the us: cuba granted independence. What to do with new lands: puerto rico is nearby, in western hemisphere, so falls under monroe doctrine, granting them independence might"ve left them vulnerable for another colonial take-over, but guam and philippines are far away. What do: take them over, important naval refueling stations, helpful with trade in asia, problem: same thing spanish colonialists did. Hypocritical: give them independence, problem: can"t use to benefit us, makes them vulnerable to be taken over my other major powers who have influence in asia, give them back to spain, inconsistent with us"s reasons for fighting war.
