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McKinley Tariff
enacted by Congress which created a crisis by ending Hawaii’s favored position in the sugar trade. The law permitted all countries to ship sugar duty-free to the United States -
Alfred T. Mahan
Alfred T. Mahan wrote a book called, "The Influence of Sea Power on History," which was a turning point in American Imperialism. The book talked of the importance of a strong navy for world trade. Theodore Roosevelt believed in a strong navy also and America began multiplying and expanding its fleet, creating naval bases on many islands in the Pacific. -
Spanish American War
on February 9, 1898, the journal published a letter written by Spain’s minister to the United States, which was intercepted by a Cuban spy and sold to Hearst. -
teller amendment
stated that once Cuba won its independence from Spain, the US would “leave the government and control of the Island to its people. -
annexation of Hawaii
without authorization, the US minister to Hawaii, John L Stevens, ordered marines ashore from the cruiser Boston, supposedly to protect American lives and property. -
annexation of the Phillipines
some Americans questioned whether it was proper to annex a foreign territory and rule its government and its people. Businesspeople wanted the islands to serve as a trading post for goods from Asia as well as a place for merchant ships to refuel. -
The Boxer Rebellion
in the spring of 1900 the Boxers attacked Western missionaries and traders in northern China, killing more than 200 people. This uprising was supported by some Chinese government officials -
Platt Amendment
The Platt Amendment gave Cuba a sense of freedom and self government, but the U.S. was still in charge of Cuba's foreign policies, debt, and security. The Amendment also allowed the U.S. to become involved if any revolutions occured against the government and the navy base of Guantanamo Bay was established under the rule of the U.S. -
Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty
agreement that gave the US sovereignty over a 10-mile-wide canal zone across the Isthmus of Panama -
Roosevelt Corollary
President Theodore Roosevelt’s addition to the Monroe Doctrine; stated that the US would police affairs in the Western Hemisphere to keep Europeans from intervening in the region. -
US and the Panama Canal
in 1901 Secretary of State John Hay began negotiations with the Republic of Columbia, which then included Panama. A treaty was drafted in 1903. -
The Great White Fleet
concerned by Japan’s growing power, Roosevelt decided to remind the Japanese of US military might. In late 1907 he sent a fleet of four destroyers and 16 battleships -
Dollar Diplomacy
President William Howard Taft’s policy of influencing Latin American affairs through economic influence rather than military force. -
Wilson's Fourteen Points
Wilson's Fourteen Points was President Woodrow Wilson's peace plan after WWI. His Fourteen Points included free navigation of the seas, an end to secret treaties, discussed the rearrangement of borders, and the independece of countries. His most influencial point was the idea of a peace group called the League of Nations. -
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was the peace treaty between the Allies and Germany. Germany had to claim the cause of the war, pay reparations and lose territory.