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Purchace of Alaska
The Purchace of Alaska marked the end of Russias effort to expand their territory in the pacific. -
Alfred Thayer Mahan
He write The Influence of Sea Power upon HIstory, which said that control of the sea was how to gain power. Had a large impact on the navy. -
Annexation of Hawaii
Queen Lili'uokalani is overthrown by businessmen. Then a provisonal government is established. -
Spanish-American War
Cuban nationalists revolt against Spains rule. -
Petition Against the Annexation of Hawaii
The Hawaiian Patriotic League petitioned the U.S. Congress in opposition of the treaty to the Annexation of the Islands of Hawaii. -
Hawaii
William McKinley and representatives of the government of the Republic of Hawaii signed a treaty of annexation. -
Spanish-American War
Hearst publishes Dupuy du Lome's letter that insults President McKinley. -
Spanish-American War
Theodore Roosevelt comes up with aplan to attack the Philippines, in case we go to war with Spain. -
Spanish-American War
President McKinley approves Congresses plan to go to war with Spain. -
Spanish-American War
Spain offically delcares war on the United States -
Spanish-American War
America offically delcares war on Spain -
Spanish-American War
San Juan is taken by "Rough Riders" -
Spanish-American War
Treaty of Paris is signed US and Puerto Rico, Guam, and The Philippines are annexed. -
Boxer Rebellion
A rebellion in Beijing by a secret society of Chinese who hated the "Foreign Devils" (Japanese) and "White Devils" (Westerners) -
Philippine-American War
Revolt against the US after we didn't grant them freedom after the Spanish American war. Led by Emilio Aguinaldo, used Guerrilla Warfare. -
Spanish-American War
The Treaty of Paris is passed by the Senate. -
Open Door Policy
America's commitment to free trade with China so they can protect their commecial interests. -
Panama Canal
The Hay-Pauncefote Treaty of 1901 allowed the US to build itś own canalso they could compete with France. -
Big Stick Diplomancy
In Venezuela Britain and Germany put up a blockade. Roosevelt got involved because he wanted to protect smaller countries. He tried negotiations but then had to use the navy. -
Philippine-American War
Rebellion was broken when US soldiers captured Aguinaldo's headquarters and captured him. -
Big Stick Diplomancy
America wanted to build the Panama Canal to expand their market, and to have a path for ships to travel through Central America. Roosevelt used America’s economic wealth to manipulate Panama into breaking from Columbia so they could have a canal. -
Panama Canal
U.S. Senate voted in favor of building the canal through Panama after a long debate over where it should be located. -
Gentlemen's Agreement
Japan agreed to limit immigration, and Roosevelt tried to stop the segregation of Japanese children in school . The agreement prevented war. -
Dollar Diplomacy
Dollar Diplomacy was to prevent foreign powers from gaining or enlarging investment footholds in key markets. -
Mexico
Mexican people revolted which led to massive immagration to the US -
Mexico
American sailors were arrested in Tampico to get them back Wilson threatened to use force. -
WWI
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife are assassinated by Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo. -
WWI
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, which sparks their allies to delare war on each other. -
WWI
Wilson says the US will remain neutral. -
WWI
Germany sends the Zimmerman telegram to Mexico but Britian intercepted it. -
WWI
The United States declares war on Germany -
WWI
Woodrow Wilson declares his 14 point plan about peace negotiations to Congress. -
Red Scare
Americans were scared that communism would come into the US. It was used by businessmen to end labor strikes. -
WWI
The Treaty of Versailles ends WWI officially. -
Yellow Peril
Fear that Chinese laborers would steal white jobs and hurt their standard of living.
