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william mckinley proclaims hawaii an official state
1.The first known settlers of the Hawaiian Islands were Polynesian voyagers
2.When missionaries arrived in 1820 they found a less idyllic Hawaii than the one Captain Cook had discovered.
3.Toward the end of the 19th cent., agitation for constitutional reform in Hawaii led to the overthrow -
signing of the treaty of paris
1.The treaty document was signed at the Hôtel d'York
2.Hartley was lodging at the hotel, which was therefore chosen in preference to the nearby British Embassy
3.On 3 September, Britain also signed separate agreements with France and Spain, and (provisionally) with the Netherlands. -
panama canal comprehed
1.By the late-1800s, technological advances and commercial pressure advanced to the point where construction started in earnest.
2.Today, the canal continues to be not only a viable commercial venture, but also a vital link in world shipping. -
matthew perry sails a fleet to japan
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william seward buys alaska
1.gained 586,412 square miles
2.the union added it in 1959
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william mckinley declares war on spain, begins spanish american war
1.The Ten Years War in Cuba begins, launching the first phase of the Cuban war for independence from Spain.
2.African-American abolitionist Henry H. Garnet calls for a U.S. invasion of Cuba to free slaves.
3.Josiah Strong writes Our Country, which calls for Anglo-Saxons to spread their superior -
uss maine is blown up
1.it was blown up during the spanish american war.
2.In subsequent years, the cause of the sinking of the Maine became the subject of much speculation.
3.The cause of the explosion that sank the ship remains an unsolved mystery. -
tr&rough riders charge san juan hill
1.The names San Juan Hill and Kettle Hill were names given by the Americans.
2.Overlooked then by the American Press, most of the heaviest fighting was done by African-American troops who took the highest point on the heights
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the roosevelt corollary
1.amendment to the monroe doctry
2.united states can intervene in central america affairs
3.in response to eourpean powers -
woodrow willson wins presidency
- willson ran as a democrat 2.willson defeated taft and roosevelt 3.roosevelt gained the most votes for a third party candidate
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roosevelt sends great white fleet across the world
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progressive party forms
1.founded to oppose the Harry Truman administration's Cold War
2.Its presidential and vice presidential candidates were the former vice president Henry A. Wallace and the Idaho senator Glen Taylor.
3.In the South, the Progressives faced terroristic violence when they held integrated meetings -
queen lilioukelani becomes queen of hawaii
1.she was born in lydia kamaka'eha
2.she was adopted at birth
3.her child hood, was spent playing and studing with her foster sister.
