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Law enacted by the US Congress that increased tariffs on some goods imported. Named after Congressman, William McKinley, who later became president.
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Extended US territory into the pacific-resulted from economic intergration and the rise of the US as a Pacific power.
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Sponsored by Republican senator Henery M. Teller. Authorized the use of US Military force to esablish Cubian indenpendance from Spain.
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Conflict between Spain and US. The main issue was cubian independance. Ten-week battle was fought in both the Caribean and Pacific.
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Armed conflict between a group of Filipino revolutionaries and the US which arose from the struggle of the first Philippine Republic to gain independance following the annexation by the US.
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Uprising in China against foreign influence in religion, politics, and trade. The Boxers killed thousands of Chinese Christians and attemped to storm the foreign embassies in Beijing. It was a 55 day siege.
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Established the Panama Canal Zone and the subsequent constuction of the Panama Canal.
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Extension fo the Monroe doctrine-asserted the right of the US to intervene to stabalize the economic affairs of small states in the Caribean and Central America if they were unable to pay their international debts.
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US Navy battle fleet that completed a circumnavagation of the globe from December 16, 1907-February 22, 1909 by the order of president Theodore Roosevelt. He sought to demostrate growing military power and blue-water Navy capability.
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Effort of the US to further its arms in Latin America and East Asia through use of its economic power by guarenteeing loans made to foriegn countries.
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Total cost for French and America was $639,000,000 far more than anything built by the governement up to that time. 30,000 lives lost building it.
