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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 Lome letter
Helped get public support for a war with Spain over the independence of the Spanish colony of Cuba. -
USS Maine sinks
An explosion sinks the battleship USS Maine in the Havana, Cuba harbor, killing 266 of the 354 crew members. -
Spanish-American War
Fight between US and Spain that ended Spanish colonial rule in the Americas and resulted the US gaining new territories. -
Battle of Kettle Hill
Most significant US land victory. -
US Annexed Hawaii
Extended US territory into the pacific unifying economic policies between states rising the US as a Pacific power. -
Platt Amendment
US would leave the government and control of the island of Cuba. -
Hay-Herran Treaty
Agreement between the United States and Panama granting canal rights to the United States. -
Panama Canal is completed
Panama Canal officially opened on August 15, 1914. It was the most expensive construction project in U.S history to that point at a cost of $350 million. -
Battle of Manila
US and Philippine troops against Japanese troops. The result being one of the greatest tragedies of World War ll -
Alaska becomes a state
Alaskans voted in a favor of statehood because they wanted the same rights as everyone else in the United States. -
Hawaii becomes a state
Hawaii`s status was linked to Alaska making both territories states that year.