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Monroe Doctrine
James Monroe placed a line between western and eastern hemisphere. -
Cuban War of Independence
Cubans decided they had wanted nothing more to do with Spain. enough's enough. They wanted to be their own country. -
Philippines War of Independence
They didn't like Spain and decided to try and be free. -
The USS Maine sinks
The Maine randomly exploded and U,S pointed their fingers at Spain. The war has begun. -
Battle of Manila Bay Begins
The party premise has probably run pretty thin at this point, so let's get to the point here. After a bit of fighting the U.S. eventually sent the Navy to Manila Bay with a butt-kicker named George Dewey. Needless to say, the U.S. demolished the vast majority of the Spanish fleets and sealed the deal on Spain's demise in the Philippines. -
Battle for San Juan Hill
The battle made Spain barely able to hold on to its empire. -
Treaty of Paris
Philippines, Cuba, Guam, and Puerto Rico all fall into Uncle Sam's lap on this day. -
Philippines American War
U.S didn't want to leave the island so the filipinos had no choice but to fight the americans. -
Republic of Cuba
America granted independence to Cuba. -
WW1 Breaks out
The greediness of empires led to this war. -
free at last
the era of imperialism comes to an end
