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Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine was a United States policy that opposed European colonialism in the Americas. -
United States purchase Alaska from Russia
The United States reached an agreement to purchase Alaska from Russia for a price of $7.2 million. -
Midway Islands annexed by the U.S.
The name Midway dates from the islands' formal annexation by the United States in 1867. -
U.S. tariffs cause Hawaiian Sugar Cane prices to rise
The McKinley Tariff of 1890 had lowered the tariffs on sugar imported to the United States from all countries with the exception of Hawaii -
Grover Cleveland elected President (2nd time)
Stephen Grover Cleveland was an American politician and lawyer who was the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, the only president in American history to serve two non-consecutive terms in office. -
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American Economic Depression of 1893
It deeply affected every sector of the economy, and produced political upheaval that led to the political realignment of 1896 and the presidency of William McKinley. -
Cuban separatists revolt against Spanish rule
It began with the unsuccessful Ten Years' War and culminated in the U.S. intervention that ended the Spanish colonial presence in America. -
Spain institutes reconcentration Cubans
Spain's governor in Cuba, General Weyler, herded hundreds of thousands of Cuban peasants into towns or camps policed by Spanish troops to keep them from providing supplies to the Nationalist force -
Philippine (Filipino) Rebels revolt against Spain
In the fall of 1896, Filipino nationalists revolted against the Spanish rule that had controlled the Philippines since the sixteenth century. -
President McKinley elected to First term
With the aid of his close adviser Mark Hanna, he secured the Republican nomination for president in 1896 amid a deep economic depression. -
U.S. annexes Hawaii
The Joint Resolution passed and the Hawaiian islands were officially annexed by the United States. -
President McKinley sends USS Maine to Havana with Spain's permission
Spain promised some concessions to the rebels, but when American consul Fitzhugh Lee reported riots in Havana, McKinley obtained Spanish permission to send the battleship USS Maine to Havana to demonstrate American concern. -
De Lôme Letter
The De Lôme letter, a note written by Señor Don Enrique Dupuy de Lôme, the Spanish Ambassador to the United States, to Don José Canalejas, the Foreign Minister of Spain, reveals de Lôme’s opinion about the Spanish involvement in Cuba and US President McKinley’s diplomacy -
Spanish-American War begin
Hostilities began in the aftermath of the internal explosion of USS Maine in Havana Harbor in Cuba, leading to U.S. intervention in the Cuban War of Independence -
U.S. captures Philippines from Spain
The Philippine Declaration of Independence was not recognized by either the United States or Spain, and the Spanish government ceded the Philippines to the United States in the 1898 Treaty of Paris -
Teller Amendment passed
The Teller Amendment was an amendment to a joint resolution of the United States Congress, enacted on April 20, 1898, in reply to President William McKinley's War Message -
Equiano Aguinaldo captured by U.S. forces in Philippines
After the U.S. declared war on Spain, Aguinaldo saw a possibility that the Philippines might achieve its independence; -
China divided into "spheres of influence
The Spheres of Influence in China was when different European nations had control over prosperous Chinese ports and had control of trade in that region disregarding the rights of the Chinese people. -
Open Door Policy
It called for protection of equal privileges for all countries trading with China and for the support of Chinese territorial and administrative integrity. -
Boxer Rebellion in China
It was an anti-imperialist, anti-foreign, and anti-Christian uprising in China -
President McKinley re-elected to Second Term
In a re-match of the 1896 race, Republican President William McKinley defeated his Democratic challenger, William Jennings Bryan. -
Foraker Act
It is a United States federal law that established civilian government on the island of Puerto Rico, -
Theodore Roosevelt becomes President
Roosevelt took office as vice president in March 1901 and assumed the presidency at age 42 after McKinley was assassinated the following September. -
Platt Amendment
The Platt Amendment outlined the role of the United States in Cuba and the Caribbean. -
Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty
It established the Panama Canal Zone and the subsequent construction of the Panama Canal. -
Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty
It established the Panama Canal Zone and the subsequent construction of the Panama Canal. -
Roosevelt Corollary
The Roosevelt Corollary was an addition to the Monroe Doctrine articulated by President Theodore Roosevelt in his State of the Union address in 1904 after the Venezuela Crisis.