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influence of sea power upon history
Mahan formulated his concept of sea power while reading a history book in Lima, Peru. The book was published by Mahan while president of the US Naval War College, and was a culmination of his ideas regarding naval warfare. -
annexation of Hawaii
By the time the United States got serious about looking beyond its own borders to conquer new lands, much of the world had already been claimed. Only a few distant territories in Africa and Asia and remote islands in the Pacific remained free from imperial grasp. Hawaii was one such plum. Led by a hereditary monarch, the inhabitants of the kingdom prevailed as an independent state. -
Spanish american war
The Spanish-American War was an 1898 conflict between the United States and Spain that ended Spanish colonial rule in the Americas and resulted in U.S. acquisition of territories in the western Pacific and Latin America. -
open door policy
The Open Door Policy is a term in foreign affairs initially used to refer to the United States 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. It was used mainly to mediate the competing interests of different colonial powers in China. Under the policy none would have exclusive trading rights in a specific area. -
panama canal U.S. construction begins
President Roosevelt
In June 1902, the Spooner Act was signed, and the US purchased the land in Panama from the French for $40 million. At the time of purchase Panama was part of Columbia, so Roosevelt began negotiations with the Columbians to obtain the rights to build the canal.