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The Treaty of Paris
Ended the Revolutionary War between Great Britain and the US, recognized American Independence and established new borders for the new nation. -
Seward's Folly
When William Henry Seward bought Alaska from Russia. -
Annexation of Hawaii
The Spanish-American war broke and the use of the naval base at Pearl Harbor convinced Congress to approve the annexation -
The Spanish American War
Began after the explosion of the USS Maine, which led to the US intervening in the Cuban War of Independence. -
Open Door Notes
It gave everyone an equal chance at trade. -
Boxer Rebellion
It attempted to drive all foreigners from China. -
Construction of the Panama Canal
Helped ship goods quickly and cheaply between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. -
Roosevelt Corollary
a corollary added to the Monroe Doctrine saying that the U.S. might intervene in the affairs of an American republic threatened with seizure. -
Dollar Diplomacy
Foreign American policy to further its aims in Latin America and East Asia through use of its economic power by guaranteeing loans made to foreign countries. -
Moral "missionary" Diplomacy
Wilson's idea of moral responsibility to deny recognition to any government that was viewed as hostile to American interests.