chapter 9 timeline

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  • 1850

    1850
    Alfred T. Mahan joined U.S Navy and served for neary 40 years

  • 1876

    1876
    William Seward, securitay of state under presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson, purchased Alaska from Russia

  • 1880

    many leaders became covinced that the U.S should join the Imperalist powers of Europe and establish colonies overseas

  • 1887

    1887
    U.s leaders preasured Hawaii to allow U.S Naval to base at Pearl Harbor

  • 1890

    Mahan made use of his decades of experience to write several books o the historical importance of sea power

  • 1891

    1891
    Queen Liliuokalani became leade of Hawaii, thinking planters had too much power, she wanted to limit their control

  • 1893

    president Benjamin Harrison gave his approval and sent a treaty to the senate to approve the planters actions

  • 1898

    1898
    McKinley sent the U.S.S Maine to Cuba

  • 1899

    1899
    secretary of state John Hay asked nations involved in the region to follow an "Opan Door" policy

  • 1912

    Taft sent marines to Nicaragua to restore order