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Mckinley Tariff
This tariff increased the duties of agricultral busniesses -
Spanish American War
Cuba started revolting against spain and the U.S. felt sympathy for Cuba then the USS Maine blow up and the Americans blamed Spain causing a war. -
Teller Amendment
The United States could not annex Cuba but they could leave its control to the people. -
Annexation of Hawaii
A secret Hawaiian league made up of business people wanted to over throw the government of Hawaii and persuade the U.S. to annex Hawaii. -
Annexation of the Philippines
The U.S. put armed troops on the island of Cuba. -
Boxer Rebellion
In the spring of 1900 the boxers attacked Western traders and missionaries in Northern China killing more than 200 people. -
Panama Canal
After the French abandoned the project the U.S.picked up where they left off. U.S. had to send down troops from distrubing the project. It took almost half a million workers to complete the canal. -
Hay-Bunan-Varilla Treaty
This treaty gave the United States the complete sovereignty over the canal zone. -
Roosevelt Corollary
Allows the United States to stabalize financial affairs of states in Central America and the Carribean. -
The great White Fleet
The Great White Fleet was the name of the Navy Batallion that sailed around the globe. -
Dollar Diplomacy
Taft wanted to replace European loans with American ones in order to keep them from intervening.
