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japan opens up
Matthew Perry took the navy and made Japan open its ports -
Alaska
America purchased Alaska from Russia -
The ten years war
The first try at cuban independence but failed -
Panama canal begins
Frane started building it but stopped due to high mortality rate -
chinese monarchy
The Guangxu emporer drafted a constitutional monarchy but it failed. -
USS Maine explosion
The USS Maine was destroyed which was blamed on the spanish -
Mckinley gives in
MIckinley asked congress for the authority to send in troops to cuba -
Guantanamo bay
Guantanamo bay was invaded by U.S. marines -
battle of Santiago de Cuba
The largest naval battle of the Spanish-American war. -
U.S. withdrwal
At this time, many of the U.S. forces left due to an outbreak of yellow fever. -
Hawaii independant
it was independant until the U.S. acquired it. -
first battle of philipine-american war
fighting erupted and escalated to the second battle of Manila -
big stick meaning
he used a large military force peacefully -
plat amendment
it defined Cuban-U.S. relations for the future -
Big stick
Roosevelt first used this phrase at a state fair -
Philipine Organic act
This detailed the government the filipinos would have and that the bill of rights was shared woth them -
Mexico and U.S.meet
For the first time, a mexican president and a U.S. president met. -
Republic of China
The Republic of China replaced the last dynasty to rule. -
Dollar diplomacy
Loans were given to asian countries and were guarunteed -
world war one
There were many reasons why world war one began. -
Panama canal is opened
This saved time and was very difficult to construct -
Alfred Thayer Mahan
He had the idea of having a large navy and using "sea power" -
end of world war one
world war was ended with the treaty of Versailles -
red scare
the red scare a fear of communism throughout the 20th century -
pearl harbor
The navy base at pearl harbor was attacked by the japanese -
Hawaii statehood
Hawaii becomes a state -
Teller amendment
The U.S. would send troops to help independence then leave and let the people control it.
