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Alfred Thayer Mahan Published The Influence of Sea Power upon History
The book became a revolutionary analysis of the importance of naval power as a factor in the rise of the British Empire. -
Overthrow of Hawaii's government and queen
A small group of American businessmen saw interest in Hawaii's pineapples and sugar potential, and sought to annex the territory to the U.S. -
The Republic of Hawaii is Established
The Republic of Hawaii is established and they later adopt the US flag. -
Anglo-Japanese Treaty
Signaled end of extraterritorialation and unequal treaties -
William McKinley Inagurated President
Was the 'Leader' that started the Spanish- American War -
Spanish-American War Starts
US declares war on Spain. -
First Battle of Spanish- American War
US defeat the Spanish fleet at Manila Bay in the Phillipines. -
Battle of San Juan Heights
US defeats the Spanish in this battle. -
U.S. forces destroy Spanish Fleet at Santiago Bay, Cuba
The Battle of Santiago was one of the most important naval interactions of the Spanish American War, resulting in the destruction of the Spanish Navy's Caribbean Squadron. -
Surrender
The Spanish surrender at Santiago -
Protocol of Peace
Signed by US and Spain to end hostility between both sides. -
First Fight of Phillipine-American War
Fighting broke out between American forces and Filipino nationalists led by Emilio Aguinaldo who sought independence rather than a change in colonial rulers. -
First Phase of the Phillipine War
Lasted until november of that year when the Phillipinos changed strategies because the American troops were better trained. -
Open Door Policy with China
The Open Door Policy with China is declared by the Secretary of State and the U.S. government in an attempt to open international markets and retain the integrity of China as a nation. -
Boxer Rebellion (China)
Chinese nationalists "boxers" opposed foreign influence. Eventually put down by US -
Hawaii becomes a US territory
Hawaii Becomes a US Territory -
Columbia Rejects Panama Canal
Columbia rejects the idea of letting the US build the canal through Panama to shorten shipping times. -
Venezuela Affair
British and German ships blockaded Venezuelan ports in an effort to force payment. Known as the Venezuela Affair, this action violated the cornerstone document of U.S. foreign policy—the Monroe Doctrine. This led to Big Stick Diplomacy and the Roosevelt Corollary. -
Interview with President Mckinley
President McKinley was interviewed about the Spanish-American war in 1899 and it is featured in Eric Foner's "Voices of Freedom". -
Alaskan Border Established
U.S. Secretary of State John Hay and British Ambassador Herbert created a joint commission to establish the Alaskan border -
Roosevelt Corallary
It stated that the United States may be forced "in flagrant cases of . . . wrongdoing or impotence, to the exercise of an international police power" in the Caribbean, Central America, or South America, clearly displaying his 'Big Stick Diplomacy" -
Dollar Diplomacy.
Guaranteed loans made to foreign countries. -
Mexican Revolution
The citizens are causing uprisings in Mexico against their oppressive rulers. -
Panama Canal
The canal was completed in 1913 and opened the following year. -
Archduke Ferdinand (WWI)
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assasinated and sparks WWI -
Beginning of WWI
Germany invades Belgium triggering the first Wold War. -
US Enters WWI
Declare war on Germany and side with France and Britain. -
Battle of Cantigny
This is the first major American battle in the WWI -
Battle of Saint Mihiel
General Pershing leads the American Army to Victory. -
Armistice Day (WWI)
The Central Powers, tired of fighting, sign the armistice that ends World War I -
Treaty of Versailles
The official peace settlement known as the Treaty of Versailles was signed near the beautiful palace at Versailles, near Paris. The treaty was very harsh on Germany and the resentment it created is often credited with the onset of the Second World War . The treaty forced Germany to accept full responsibility for the the war and pay reparations, give up territories and reduce the army size to a meager 100,000 souls, -
Official End of WWI
First meeting of the League of Nations held in London. Official end of World War I -
Red Scare
As the cold war strengthened between the US and the Soviet Union there was a threat in the US made by communists. -
Mexico Gets involved in WW2
Mexico helps the US after the Japanese bomb pearl harbor and fight the Japanese in the Philipines.
