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Queen Liliuokalani
she was crowed princess in 1877.
she took the throne in 1891.
a new constitution had removed much power to monarchy's in hawaiian.
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Buffalo Soldiers
They were members of the U.S. 10th cavalry regiment of the united states army.
Formed at Fort Leavenworth kansas.
The Native American tribes they fought gave them this nickname
"Negro Cavalry".
September 6, 2005, mark matthews, who was the oldest buffalo soldier died after living to the age of 111.
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USS Maine Explosion
This massive explosion happended in Cuba's Havana harbor and 260 was killed in the exposion.
The interests of the americans there after a rebellion against spanish rule broke out in havana.
Maine weighed more than 6,000 tons and built at the coast of more than 2 million dallors.
December 12, 1898 the treaty between the united states and spain was sighed. -
Rough Riders
One of the three such regiments raised for the spanish-american war.
They were one of the three that got to see action.
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Battle of San Juan Hill
This battle was also know as the battle for the San Juan Hieghts.
This was a decisive bettle between the spanish and american war.
The hieghts fight was the bloodiest and most famous battle of the war.
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Boxer Rebellion
The boxer rebellion was a chinese secret organization that was call the society of the righteous and harmonious.
They led a uprising in northern china agaist the spread of western and japanese influence.
The western referred to the rebels as boxers because they performed physical exerises the thought would make them able to withstand bullets and other wepons. -
Russo-Japanese War
It was the first great war of the 20th centry.
Both russian and japan wanted manchuria and korea.
The major theatres were southern manchuria.
This war ended in sep. 5 1905. -
Mexican Revolution
The Mexican Revolution was also known as the Mexican civil war.
it was a major armed struggle in 1910.
then over time it became a revot against the established order.
This revolution was the most important experimention and reformation in socail organization. -
Tampico Incident
this began as a minor incident between u.s. sailors and mexican sailors.
this also happened when the mexican revolution was going on.
this broked down the diplomatic relations between the two countreis. -
Panama Canal
The first time the panama canal was used was augest 15 1914.
France started to work on the panama canal in 1881.
But they had to stop due to engineering problem and high mortality due to disease.
Then American took over the project in 1904.
American also took a decade to complete the canal. -
Battle of Verdun
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Battle Of The Somme
this battle was also known as somme offensive.
this battle was the first world war.
the battle was between the British and French to fight the germans.
this battle the largest world war1.
over 1,000,000 men were wounded or killed.
