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Battle of San Juan Hill
the United States-Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders, defeated greatly outnumbered Spanish forces at San Juan Hill and Kettle Hill near the Spanish stronghold of Santiago de Cuba. -
USS Maine Explosion
The United States battleship Maine, riding quietly at anchor in Havana harbour, was suddenly blown up, apparently by a mine, in an explosion. -
Teller Amendent
An amendment to a joint resolution of the United States Congress. -
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Spanish American War
The United States declared war on Spain following the sinking of the Battleship Maine in Havana harbor on February 15, 1898. -
Annexation of Hawaii
Dole declared Hawaii an independent republic. Spurred by the nationalism aroused by the Spanish-American War, the United States annexed Hawaii in 1898 at the urging of President William McKinley. -
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Annexation of the Philippines
After its defeat in the Spanish-American War of 1898 , Spain ceded its longstanding colony of the Philippines to the United States in the Treaty of Paris. -
Boxer Rebellion
Boxer Rebellion, officially supported peasant uprising of 1900 that attempted to drive all foreigners from China. -
Roosevelt Corollary
To keep other powers out and ensure financial solvency, President Theodore Roosevelt issued his corollary. ... The Monroe Doctrine had been sought to prevent European intervention in the Western Hemisphere, but now the Roosevelt Corollary justified American intervention throughout the Western Hemisphere. -
Opening of the Panama Canal
On August 15, 1914, the Panama Canal was opened to traffic.