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Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine is the best known U.S. policy toward the Western Hemisphere. -
United States purchases Alaska from Russia
On March 30, 1867, the United States reached an agreement to purchase Alaska from Russia for a price of $7.2 million. -
U.S. tariffs cause Hawaiian Sugar Cane prices to rise
The U.S. sugar program uses price supports, domestic marketing allotments, and tariff-rate quotas to influence the amount of sugar available to the U.S. market. -
Grover Cleveland Elected President
DescriptionStephen 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
The Panic of 1893 was a serious economic depression in the United States that began in 1893 and ended in 1897. -
Cuban separatists revolt against Spanish rule
Cuban Independence Movement, nationalist uprising in Cuba against Spanish rule. -
Spain institutes reconcentration on Cubans
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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
William McKinley was the 25th president of the United States from 1897, until his assassination in 1901... 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
On July 12, 1898, 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
President William McKinley asks Congress to declare war on Spain on April 20, 1898. -
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
On April 25, 1898 the United States declared war on Spain following the sinking of the Battleship Maine in Havana harbor on February 15, 1898. -
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, which was signed on December 10, 1898, in consideration for an indemnity for Spanish expenses and assets lost. -
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
On March 23, 1899, Philippine revolutionary leader Emilio Aguinald was captured by U.S. troops during the Philippine War. -
China divided into "spheres of influence
By 1900, China was largely in control by European nations. ... European nations decided to divide China into multiple spheres of influence, and each nation ran their own sphere. The wishes of China were ignored, leading to much frustration among the people. -
Open Door Policy
DescriptionThe Open Door Policy is a term in foreign affairs initially used to refer to the policy established in the late 19th century and the early 20th century that would allow for a system of trade in China open to all countries equally. -
Boxer Rebellion in China
In 1900, in what became known as the Boxer Rebellion or aka the Boxer Uprising , a Chinese secret organization called the Society of the Righteous and Harmonious Fists led an uprising in northern China against the spread of Western and Japanese influence there. -
President McKinley re-elected to Second Term
William McKinley was the 25th President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1897, until his assassination on September 14, 1901, after leading the nation to victory in the Spanish-American War and raising protective tariffs to promote American industry. -
Foraker Act
Enacted April 12, 1900, officially known as the Organic Act of 1900, is a United States federal law that established civilian. -
Theodore Roosevelt becomes President
The Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt began on September 14, 1901, when Theodore Roosevelt became the 26th President of the United States upon the assassination and death of President William McKinley, and ended on March 4, 1909. -
Platt Amendment
The Platt Amendment was introduced to Congress by Senator Orville H. Platt on February 25, 1901. ... The Platt Amendment outlined the role of the United States in Cuba and the Caribbean, limiting Cuba's right to make treaties with other nations and restricting Cuba in the conduct of foreign policy and commercial relations. -
Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty
Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty, agreement between the United States and Panama granting exclusive canal rights to the United States across the Isthmus of Panama in exchange for financial reimbursement and guarantees of protection to the newly established republic. -
Roosevelt Corollary
DescriptionThe 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 of 1902–1903.
