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Recognition of U.S power
The decisive U.S victory in the war filled Americans with national pride. -
The purchase of Alaska
United States reached an agreement to purchase Alaska from Russia for a price of $7.2 mullion. -
Open door policy in China
Russia, Japan, Great Britain, France, and Germany had all established spheres of influence in China -
Election of 1900
Republicans renominated President Mckinley, along with war hero and New York Governor Theodore vice president.ore Roosevelt -
Invasion of Cuba
An ill-prepared, largely volunteer force landed in Cuba by end of June. -
Annexation of Hawaii
The Hawaiian islands became a territory of the United States in 1900 and the fiftieth state -
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The Spanish American War
War between United States and Spain in 1898 -
McKinley's War Message
Spain agreed to this demand, but U.S. newspapers and a majority in congress kept clamoring for war. -
Boxer Rebellion
A secret society of Chinese nationalists, attacked foreign settlements and murdered dozens of Christian mssionaries -
Gentleman's agreement
A major cause of friction between Japan and the United States concerned t