This document discusses the Americanization of Puerto Rico after the Spanish-American War of 1898. While Puerto Ricans initially welcomed the U.S. as liberators from Spanish rule, hoping for self-governance and democracy, they were ultimately disappointed. Puerto Rico became a U.S. territory without full political rights or self-determination. Later works suggest citizenship was granted conditionally to exert leverage over other territories like the Philippines, not out of respect for Puerto Rican autonomy. Overall, the takeover introduced cultural and economic changes but failed to deliver the political freedoms Puerto Ricans had envisioned.