Reading Questions for Section 9/19/08

Hello friends! This week, there were five readings for AC213. We have split them into the three from Monday and the two from Wednesday. I took the ones from Wednesday which were: "Migrations Before WW II" and "A Vindication of Cuba." Below are the questions I am going to be asking to facilitate discussion in section on Friday afternoon. Enjoy!

1. Is Puerto Rico considered a "sovereign nation"?
2. What marked the first Puerto Rican migration to the US and when did it take place?
3. What major US city did most Puerto Ricans settle in during the first big migration? (**Bonus** Name five other cities mentioned in the article)
4. What was the name of a major Spanish language newspaper published in the US? Name a famous Latino writer for that newspaper from the Atillean separist movement.
5. From both readings: What did Jose Marti, a famous Cuban ex-patriate, promote as his main cause for all Latin American nations?
6. From the reading and from lecture on 9/17/08: what sparked the Spanish-Cuban-American War and who did the US blame?
7. What treaty ended the above-mentioned war and what year did that take place in? (**Bonus** what did the treaty state and why is it so crucial to Latin American AND American history?)
8. What year does Cuba gain its independance? Does Puerto Rico get that same right?
9. True of False: US involvment in Puerto Rico made Puerto Rico transition from an indiustrial economy to an economy based around agriculture.
10. What was Puerto Rico's main export PRE-US involvment? What was it replaced with after the US became involved in PR's economy?
11. Briefly describe the Foraker Act of 1900 and the Jones Act of 1917.

12. Where did Jose Marti spend most of his life?
13. What is the book of Marti's poerty named?
14. What major newspaper did Marti respond to in "A Vindication of Cuba." (I yelled this one out during lecture today so you should know it!)
15. What did Marti's letter to the editor dispute about the characteristics of Cuban men and women?

Good luck with these questions. I hope they are helpful with your readings and P.S. on Friday, there will be candy for those who participate and get the answers right!