A10_IMPERIALISM-2

Treaty of Paris of 1898  The treaty that ended the Spanish-American War, ceding territories from Spain to the U.S.  The treaty marked the end of Spanish colonial rule and the beginning of U.S. overseas imperialism. Foraker Act Jones Act  Legislation that established a civilian government in Puerto Rico, overseen by the U.S.  The Foraker Act formalized U.S. control over Puerto Rico and raised questions about the nature of colonial rule.  Legislation that granted U.S. citizenship to the people of Puerto Rico.  The Jones Act had long-term implications for the political status of Puerto Rico within the U.S. American Anti- Imperialist League  A group that opposed the annexation of the Philippines and other territories acquired by the U.S. after the Spanish- American War.  Social Darwinism  Josiah Strong  "white man's burden"  A social theory that applied the concept of "survival of the fittest" to human societies, often used to justify imperialism and colonialism.  Social Darwinism provided a pseudo-scientific rationale for imperialistic policies, claiming that certain races and nations were inherently superior.  A Protestant clergyman and advocate of imperialism who argued that the spread of Christianity and Western civilization was a moral duty.  A poem by Rudyard Kipling that expressed the supposed moral duty of the white race to bring civilization to non-European peoples. Insular Cases  U.S. Supreme Court cases that decided the constitutional status of territories acquired in the Spanish-American War.  The Insular Cases established a framework for the treatment of territories and the extension of constitutional rights outside the continental U.S.