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Minero Doctrine
This was a U.S. policy to let European nations know that the U.S. wouldn’t tolerate colonization and puppet monarchs anymore. -
United States purchases Alaska from Russia
The U.S. bought Alaska from Russia for the price of $7.2 million. -
Midway Islands annexed by U.S.
Theodore Roosevelt placed the islands under the control of the U.S. Navy. -
U.S. tariffs cause Hawaiian Sugar Cane prices to rise
The U.S. put Tariffs on Sugar Cane imported from Hawaii so they could get more money. -
Grover Cleveland elected president
Grover Cleveland was elected president for the second time. -
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American Economic Depression of 1893
This was a big economic depression. -
Cuban Separatists revolt against Spanish rule
It began with the unsuccessful Ten Years' War and ended with the U.S. intervention that ended the Spanish colonial presence in the Americas. -
Spain institutes reconcentration on Cubans
Spain made camps for cubans (like concentration like camps) -
Philippine (Filipino) Rebels revolt against Spain
nationalists revolted against the Spanish. -
President McKinley elected to First term (November 1896)
William McKinley was a republican and was elected in his first time in 1896 -
President McKinley sends USS Maine to Havana with Spain's permission (January 1898)
McKinley ordered the U.S. battleship Maine to Havana harbor, both to protect American citizens and property and to demonstrate that the United States still valued Spain's friendship. -
. De Lôme Letter (February 1898)
this was a letter written from a Spanish ambassador to his friend who was in cuba. -
Spanish-American War begin (April 1 1898)
this was a war between america and spain. -
U.S. annexes Hawaii (July 1898)
the Joint Resolution passed and the Hawaiian islands were officially annexed by the United States. -
U.S. captures Philippines from Spain (April 15 1898)
This was when the U.S. army captured philippines from spain during the the war. -
Teller Amendment passed (April 20 1898)
The Teller Amendment was an amendment to a joint resolution of the United States Congress, -
Equiano Aguinaldo captured by U.S. forces in Philippines (March 1899)
On March 23, 1899, Philippine revolutionary leader Emilio Aguinaldo was captured by U.S. troops during the Philippine War. -
China divided into "spheres of influence (September 1899)
this allowed for all countries to have equal access to trade with China. -
Open Door Policy (May 1900)
this was a policy created by the us government that allowed protection for equal rights. -
Boxer Rebellion in China (June 1900)
foreigners in Peking's diplomatic quarter, burned Christian churches in the city, and destroyed the Peking-Tientsin railway line. -
. President McKinley re-elected to Second Term (November 1900)
William McKinely was elected once again for a second term as president. -
. Foraker Act (April 12, 1900)
United States government on the island of Puerto Rico, which had recently become a possession of the United States as a result of the Spanish–American War. -
. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President - (September 1901)
Roosevelt being administered the oath of office as President after President McKinley's death, September 14, 1901. -
Platt Amendment (March 2, 1901)
Army Appropriations Bill. It stipulated seven conditions for the withdrawal of United States troops remaining in Cuba at the end of the Spanish–American War -
Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty (1903)
this treaty granted the United States exclusive and permanent possession of the Panama Canal Zone. -
. Roosevelt Corollary (1904)
stated that the United States would intervene as a last resort to ensure that other nations in the Western Hemisphere fulfilled their obligations to international creditors
