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American Imperialism
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US purchases Alaska from Russia
US Secretary of State William Seward purchased Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million. -
Publication of the de Lome letter
A letter written by the Spanish Ambassador, Enrique Dupuy de Lôme, criticizing President William McKinley by calling him weak and concerned only with gaining the favor of the crowd. -
USS Maine sinks
The U.S.S. Maine explodes in Havana Harbor, killing more than 200 people. -
Spanish American War
The US declared war on Spain, because Spain was blamed for the explosion and sinking of the U.S.S Maine in Havana Harbor. -
Battle of Kettle Hill
The location of major battle of the Spanish–American War, it was where the U.S. claimed victory. -
US annexes Hawaii
The U.S. passed a treaty making the Hawaiian Islands officially apart of the U.S. -
Platt Amendment
A treaty between the U.S. and Cuba that attempted to protect Cuba's independence from foreign intervention and the U.S. would end its military occupation of Cuba. -
Hay-Herran Treaty
Agreement between the United States and Colombia providing for U.S. control of the prospective Panama Canal. -
Panama Canal is completed
A canal in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. It shortens the distance that ships had to travel between the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean. -
Battle of Manila
The defeat of the Spanish Pacific fleet by the U.S. Navy, resulting in the fall of the Philippines. -
Alaska becomes a state
President Eisenhower signs a special proclamation admitting the territory of Alaska into the Union as the 49th state. -
Hawaii becomes a state
President Eisenhower signs a proclamation admitting Hawaii into the Union as the 50th state.