U.S. acquisition of Puerto Rico
GPTKB entity
Properties (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
historical event
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| gptkbp:amends |
Puerto_Rican_governance
|
| gptkbp:date |
1898
|
| gptkbp:established |
U.S._naval_bases_in_Puerto_Rico
|
| gptkbp:followedBy |
gptkb:Jones-Shafroth_Act
Establishment_of_Commonwealth_status_in_1952 |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
U.S. acquisition of Puerto Rico
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| gptkbp:impact |
gptkb:Puerto_Rican_economy
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
U.S.-Latin American relations
Strategic military interests Puerto_Rican_culture U.S._foreign_policy U.S._military_strategy Puerto_Rican_identity Language_policies_in_Puerto_Rico |
| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:Spain
gptkb:United_States Treaty of Paris Economic exploitation Cultural exchanges Cultural preservation efforts Americanization efforts Political_debates_in_the_U.S. |
| gptkbp:is_a_gathering_for |
Puerto_Rican_history
|
| gptkbp:is_characterized_by |
Economic reforms
Military governance initially |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
U.S._expansionism
U.S._imperialism |
| gptkbp:led_to |
Establishment of public education system
Increased awareness of colonial issues Increased political representation debates. Puerto_Rican_citizenship_debates Economic_dependency_on_the_U.S. Establishment_of_English_as_a_second_language Increased_migration_to_the_U.S. Increased_tourism_to_Puerto_Rico Puerto_Rico's_political_status_discussions |
| gptkbp:precededBy |
Spanish-American War
|
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
Cultural assimilation policies
Changes in local governance Changes in land ownership Changes in local laws Changes in agricultural practices U.S._military_presence_in_Puerto_Rico Puerto_Rico_becoming_a_U.S._territory Cultural_exchanges_between_U.S._and_Puerto_Rico Social_changes_in_Puerto_Rico U.S._citizenship_for_Puerto_Ricans_in_1917 |
| gptkbp:significance |
Expansion_of_U.S._influence_in_the_Caribbean
|
| gptkbp:sparked |
Nationalist_movements_in_Puerto_Rico
|
| gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for |
Political activism
|
| gptkbp:was_a_factor_in |
gptkb:U.S._territorial_expansion
U.S._economic_policies |
| gptkbp:was_a_result_of |
Colonialism
|
| gptkbp:was_marked_by |
Resistance movements
|