EARLY 1900s IMPERIALISM, LABOR, AND LAW

Platt Amendment

1901

amendment to the Cuban constitution that authorized the U.S to intervene militarily whenever it saw fit acquired permanent lease on naval stations in Cuba

Limited independence that Cuba has been fighting for Kept the island under U.S control

Insular Cases

1901-1904

Supreme Court held that the Constitution did not fully apply to the territories recently acquired by the United States during Spanish-American war including Puerto Rico, Guam, and Philippines

• a significant limitation of the scope of American freedom. • allowed the United States to continue its administration—and exploitation—of the territories acquired from Spain after the Spanish–American War.” • The Supreme Court created the distinction that unincorporated territories were not on the path to statehood — racist

Bud Dajo Massacre

1906

American military forces launched an assault on Bud Dajo, an extinct volcano on the island of Jolo in the southern Philippines

They killed over 600 Moros (aka Tausug) Massacre not told in U.S History

Comstock Law

1873

• Anti-Obscenity Law • prohibitied the mailing of material intended for producting abortion and obscene materials • includes contraceptive devices, pornography, and anything related to sexual health

impacted free speech censorship violated reproductive rights

U.S. logo map

Late 1800s-early 1900s

A map showing how the U.S. and its other territories, like the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam

U.S expanded overseas but often downplayed and neglected those territories Treated them as inferior, hidden parts of the nation

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory

1911

A garment factory in New York City where a deadly fire occurred killing over hundred workers the doors to stairwell were locked and ladder didn't reach, so workers leapt from upper stories

major reforms in workplace safety laws and increased support for labor unions and workers’ rights.