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Suggesting buying Cuba
The diplomats recommended President Pierce to buy Cuba from Spain. To help the be independent. But Spain won't agreed to sell it. -
The US purchase Alaska
Russia was in the war, and war is expensive. so they sold it to the US, and the US purchasing it was a good idea because it full of resources and they can be the main power of pacific with no worries of the European nation. -
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Cubans rebelled against Spain
Cubans rebelled against Spain, American went out to help Cuban people. the revolt weren't successful, but it did force Spain to abolish slavery. Then, Americans began investing in large sugar cane plantation. -
American Expansionism
American had always wanted to expand the size of their nation. Including many American leader had been convinced to join the imperialist powers of Europe, which was the trend at that time. -
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The United States built nine steel-hulled
it was a construction of modern battleship, Maine and Oregon. Which transform the countries to be a the world's third largest naval power. -
Congo Conference
US persuades European to agree to freedom of trade and abolition of slave trade in central Africa. -
US built pearl harbor
Hawaii gives US exclusive rights to build a naval base -
Bering Sea
international tribunal denies US claims to exclusive rights to waters of Bering Sea. -
Hawaii an American territory
Hawaii was an island in the middle of Pacific Ocean, it's a great spot for the US to have a naval base, to get refill the fuel while going to Asia. -
America going to Philippines
Philippines was another Spanish territory which the US took over. It was great to have more territory in Asia, also the US had the plan to do a business with China too. -
U.S.S. Maine blew up
it cause hundreds of Americans death. the believes was that Spanish blew up their ship, which later cause the Spanish-American war. But from the investigation, the cause was from internal. -
Treaty of Paris
A treaty signed by Spain and US to end the Spanish-American war. -
open door policy
To protect American interest and prevent foreign powers in China from shutting out the United States from Chinese market. -
Philippines - American war
Filipinos feel that Americans was playing the same role as Spain did to them, so they're fighting for their freedom. -
Boxer Rebellion in China
The Chinese doesn't want the foreigners in their country and saw them as a devil. They used martial arts to fight against western and had killed the missionary because at that time, they're Anti-Christianity. The western send troops and finally put down the Boxer Rebellion -
Mark Twain
More people in the US started questioning about the imperialism. They founded the Anti-Imperialism League. Also Mark Twain wrote about these on his work. -
Boxer Protocol
It was a final settlement of the Boxer Rebellion. Chinese agreed to pay about $322 million due the damages. the US used that money to payoff to the citizens for losses during rebellion. Later on, the US returned the rest to China for education of Chinese students in China and US. -
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Alaskan Boundary Crisis
the Canadians want to REDRAW boundary to Alaskan Panhandle. Because they founded GOLD -
Platt Amendment
Cuba could not make treaties that might limits its independence or permit a foreign power to control any part of its territory -
Panama Independence
the US help Panama get independence from Colombia by the construction of the canal. -
Panama Canal
US wants to make a canal at Panama, to be a short cut for the merchant ships. They signed a treaty which saids that the US will pay $10 million plus the annual rent for an area across Panama -
Peacemaker
When many nations tried to take control of Korea, which finally japan did. Japan ran out of mens and money so the Japanese official secretly asks President Roosevelt to mediate peace negotiations and he agreed. -
Mexican Revolution
To get rid of military dictator, the Mexican throw Díaz out and had a new government. But Díaz was so beneficial to American, so President Wilson refused to recognize them. -
Arrested American sailor
Wilson act against Huerta's government. the Huerta's officer arrested the American sailor and that brings the US and Mexico close to the war. -
Puerto Rico
The US facing the upcoming war with Europe and wishing to settle the issue of Puerto Rico -
Rights to Puerto Ricans
Congress retaines the right to extened US citizenship, and grant that right to Puerto Ricans. Including the right to elect both house of their legislature -
Paying to Colombia
Congress's paying Colombia $25 million to compensate the country for its lost territory (Panama) -
Dollar Diplomacy
Taft policy using the financial power to keep away the Europe power in the Caribbean. -
Philippines Independent
under American rule, the Philippines moved gradually toward independence and became independent republic.