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The US intervened in Puerto Rico after the Spanish-American War of 1898 when Puerto Rico was ceded to the US under the Treaty of Paris. Puerto Rico was important to the US for trade, spreading American ideology, and strategic defense reasons. While Puerto Ricans accepted US rule due to promises of democracy and economic opportunities, US control established through the Foraker Act of 1900 and Jones Act of 1917 denied them full citizenship and self-governance. The intervention had positive effects like infra
- Author
- Ashleigh Jarrett
- Language
- EN