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  • Annexation of Philippines

    a)Location: Philippines
    b)The U.S. took rule of the Philippines
    c)The nation was split on whether or not they should take over rule.

  • Spanish American War

    a)location: Puerto Rico, Cuba, Philippines, Guam
    b)The U.S. saw the poor treatment of the Cubans by the Spanish Government and also saught to show that they were a world power.
    c)Result: Spanish Empire was dissolved and Cubans were freed.

  • The Maine Incident

    The Maine Incident
    a) near Havana
    b) The USS Maine was sent to Havana to protect U.S. lives.
    c) The USS Maine was blown up, killing 260 sailors, causing war to break out between the U.S. and Spain.

  • Annexation of Hawaii

    Annexation of Hawaii
    a) Hawaii
    b) U.S. wanted full control of Hawaii as a naval base
    c) President William McKinnley agreed to annex and hawaii became under the United States control.

  • Boxer Rebelliion

    Boxer Rebelliion
    a) northern China
    b) U.S. had no involvement
    c) Japan pressured foreign powers to allow China to rule itself. China did retain its control but had to pay European powers $333 million in damages.

  • Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty

    Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty
    a)location:United States, Panama
    b)U.S. wanted permission to build a canal across the isthmus of Panama
    c)The treaty was ratified and the canal was finished in 1914

  • Building the Panama Canal

    a)Location: Panama
    b)The U.S. built the canal for shipping purposes
    c)The economy of Panama and the U.S. improved

  • Roosevelt Corollary

    a) United States
    b) Roosevelt restricted European seizure of Latin American territory.
    c) The US marines occupied the Dominican Republic from 1916-1924.

  • The Great While Fleet

    The Great While Fleet
    a) Around the world, including Japanese port of Yokohama
    b) Roosevelt saw Japan's rising power and sent his fleet to tour the world, making sure to stop in Japan to show them U.S. power.
    c) The Japanese were shown U.S. naval power.

  • Dollar Diplomacy

    a) America, Latin America
    b) Taft was attempting to trade "dolalrs for bullets" to prevent war
    c) 1,500 Haitians died resisting U.S. control

  • Occupation of Veracruz

    a) Veracruz, Mexico
    b) U.S. forces stop a German ship transfering goods, marines landed at Veracruz.
    c) the ABC powers resolved the crisis, and called for Huerta's resignation and a new provisional government.