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Purchase of Alaska
Seeking buyers, Russia found Secretary of State Seward to be an enthusiastic champion of the idea of the United States purchasing Alaska. As result of Seward's lobbying, and also in appreciation of Russian support during the Civil War, Congress in 1867 agreed to buy Alaska for 7.2 million dollars. -
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U.S. Imperialism
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Blaine and the Pan-American Conference
Representative from various nations of the Western Hemisphere decided to create a permanent organization for internal cooperation on trade and other issues. Blaine had hoped to bring about reductions in tariff rates. -
Cleveland, Olney, and the Monroe Doctrine
The United States threatened to use military force to defend Venezuela from Great Britain if need be as Britain had a boundary dispute with Venezuela. -
Cuban Revolt
Cuban nationalists, after fighting but failing to overthrow Spanish colonial rule between 1868 and 1878, renewed the struggle in 1895. Through sabotage and laying waste to Cuban plantations, they hoped to either force Spain's withdrawal or pull in the United States as an ally. -
McKinley War Message/Teller Amendement
The Teller Amendment declared war on Spain in Cuba through Congress. -
Annexation on Hawaii
The outbreak of war in the Philippines gave Congress and President McKinley the pretext to complete annexation in July 1898. The Hawaiian islands became a territory of the United States in 1900. -
Platt Amendment
The U.S. created conditions for them to pull their troops out of Cuba.