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Monroe Doctrine
A policy that warns European countries not to colonize or interfere with nations in the western hemisphere. -
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Pancho Villa
A Mexican man/bandit who joined Francisco Madero's uprising against the Mexican president, Porfirio Diaz. -
Sinking of Maine
The U.S.S Maine exploded, culprit unsolved. -
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Spanish-American War
The U.S. started war with Spain -
Annexation of Hawaii
The day Hawaii became a state to the US. -
Annexation Of Guam
Spain gives Guam(, Puerto Rico, and The Philippine Island) to the US. -
Open Door Policy
Notes, sended by John Hay, that protect equal rights for trading with China. -
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Boxer Rebellion
the Society of the Righteous and Harmonious Fists led an army to stop Western and Japanese influence in (North)China. -
Annexation of Samoa
The US gains Samoa. -
Platt Amendment
Withdraws the U.S. army from Cuba. -
Panama Canal
The start of making the Panama Canal by Americans -
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The Russo-Japanese War
The war between Japan and Russia to get Korea and Manchuria. -
Treaty of Portsmouth
A treaty, mediated by Theodore Roosevelt, to end the Russo-Japanese War. -
Annexation of the Virgin Islands
The US buys the Virgin Islands.