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McKinley Tariff
Enacted in 1890, this tariff created a crisis by ending Hawaii's position in the sugar trade. The law permitted all countries to ship sugar duty-free to the United States. Also, it gave the United states a subsidy (government bonus payment) of two cents per pound. This caused sugar prices to drop. The Hawaiian economy suffered. -
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American Imperialism
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Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty
The Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty was a treaty signed on November 18, 1903, by the United States and Panama, that established the Panama Canal Zone and the subsequent construction of the Panama Canal. -
Spanish American War
It was a conflict between Spain and the United States. Revolt against Spanish rule had been endemic for decades in Cuba. They were closely watched by Americans. There had been war scares before. American public opinon had grown angrier at reports of Spanish atrocities. The main issue was Cuban independence. The 10 week war was fought both in the Caribbean and the Pacific. The outcome was the 1898 Treaty of Paris which was favorable to the United States. -
Teller Amendment
It was an amendment to a joint resolution of the United States Congress. It was in reply to President William McKinley's war message. It placed a condition of the United States military in Cuba. The United States could not annex Cuba, but only leave control of the island to its people. -
Annexation of Hawaii
William McKinley won the presidential election in 1896 and the previous president, Grover Cleveland, was a friend of Queen Liliʻuokalani. McKinley was open to persuasion by U.S. expansionists and by annexationists from Hawaii. He met with three annexationists from Hawaii. After negotiations, in June 1897, Secretary of State John Sherman agreed to a treaty of annexation with these representatives of the Republic of Hawaii. -
Annexation of Philippines
It was an armed conflict between a group Philipino revolutionaries in the United States which arose from the struggle of the first Philipine Republic to gain independence following annexation by the United States. -
Boxer Rebellion
In spring of 1900, Boxers had attacked Western missionaries and traders in northern China, killing more than 200 people. The uprising was supported by some government officials. Foreign countries responded by sending troops to China. After eight weeks, the international force rescued the foreigners. -
U.S and the Panama Canal
It is a 48 mile ship canal in Panama that joins the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific ocea. Its key conduit for international maritime trade. -
Roosevelt Corollary
The Roosevelt Corollary was an extension of the Monroe Doctrine.Roosevelt's extension asserted a right of the US to intervene to stabilize the economic affairs of small states in the Caribbean and Central America if they were unable to pay their international debts. The alternative was intervention by European powers, especially Great Britain and France, which had lent money to countries that were unable to repay. -
Great White Fleet
The Great White Fleet was another name for the United States Navy. They completed a circumnavigation of the globe from the 16th of December 1907 to the 22nd of February 1909. By order of President Roosevelt, it consisted of two squadrants along with various escorts. It was meant to demonstrate American military power. -
Dollar Diplomacy
It was a term used to describe the effort of the United States, particularly under Preseident William Howard Taft to further its aims in Latin America and east Asia through use of its economic power by guaranteeing loans made to foreign countries.
