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Purchase of Alaska
Alaska was purchased by the United States from Russia -
The Reciprocity Treaty of 1875
A United States treaty to trade sugar with Hawaii -
New Hawaiian Constitution
King Kalakua signed a constitution giving some of his powers to the people -
Beginning of Spanish-American War
On February 15, 1898, a mysterious explosion sank the battleship USS Maine in Havana Harbor, triggering a war between the United States and Spain. The Maine had come to Cuba to protect American citizens while Cuban revolutionaries were fighting to win independence from Spain -
Spreading Propaganda
Spain’s brutally repressive measures to halt the rebellion were graphically portrayed for the U.S. public by several sensational newspapers, and American sympathy for the rebels rose -
First Spanish-American Battle
U.S. Commodore Dewey and his Asiatic squadron defeat the Spanish fleet at Manila Bay in the Philippines -
Battle of San Juan Heights
The Battle of San Juan Hill (1 July 1898), also known as the battle for the San Juan Heights, was a decisive battle of the Spanish–American War. The San Juan heights was a north-south running elevation about 2 kilometres (2,200 yd) east of Santiago de Cuba, Cuba -
Spanish Fleet Off Santiago Bay, Cuba
U.S. forces destroy the Spanish Fleet off Santiago Bay, Cuba -
Hawaii Joins America
The U.S. annexes Hawaii in order to take control of sugar plantations -
Spanish Surrender at Santiago
Spanish surrender at Santiago due to losses -
Protocol of Peace
The U.S. and Spain sign the Protocol of Peace, ending hostilities between the two -
The Treaty of Paris
The United States acquires control over Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines -
Philippine-American War Begins
Days before the U.S. Senate ratified the treaty, fighting broke out between American forces and Filipino nationalists -
Alfred Thayer Mahan
Alfred Thayer Mahan [məˈhæn] was a United States naval officer and historian, whom John Keegan called "the most important American strategist of the nineteenth century" -
Boxer Uprising Breaks Out in China
Missionaries were martyred in China -
Government Approval of Panama Canal
The Panama Canal is an artificial 77 km waterway in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean. The canal cuts across the Isthmus of Panama and is a conduit for maritime trade -
Panama Revolt
Panama declared itself a republic and got $10,000,000 from the United States -
Panama Gains Independence
It is a common mistake to call the 1903 events 'Panama's independence from Colombia'. Panamanians do not consider themselves former Colombians. They celebrate their independence from Spain on November 28, 1821, and separation from Colombia on November 3, 1903, which is referred to as "Separation Day" -
US Buys Panama
The U.S acquired the 'Panama Canal' project from the French for $40 million. ... On November 3, 1903, Panama declared its independence without any interference from Colombia. Three months later the Panamanians granted control of the 'Panama Canal Zone' to the United States, having signed the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty -
Mexican Revolution
The Mexican Revolution was a major armed struggle c. 1910–1920 radically transforming Mexican culture and government. Although recent research has focused on local and regional aspects of the Revolution, it was a "genuinely national revolution" -
Dollar Dilomacy
To increase american trade policies -
Archduke Killed
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, occurred on 28 June 1914 in Sarajevo when they were mortally wounded by Gavrilo Princip -
Germany Declares War
Germany declared war on Russia because Russia tried to negotiate with Germany about Austria -
Germany Invades Belgium
Germany invaded in order to guarantee that Belgium would stay neutral -
Japan's War with Germany
Japan participated in World War I from 1914 to 1918 in an alliance with Entente Powers and played an important role in securing the sea lanes in the West Pacific and Indian Oceans against the Imperial German Navy -
WWI Propaganda Spreads
Huge spike in war propaganda -
Red Scare
A "Red Scare" is promotion of widespread fear by a society or state about a potential rise of communism, anarchism, or radical leftism -
Russian Revolution of 1917
The Russian Revolution was a pair of revolutions in Russia in 1917 which dismantled the Tsarist autocracy and led to the rise of the Soviet Union -
United States Joins WWI
President Wilson wanted to declare war with Germany and supplied the western front with 1,000,000 troops -
China's War with Germany
China Declares war with Germany -
End of WWI
World War I, also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918 -
Phase 3 of Mexican Revolution
Phase 3 of the revolution begins due to economical problems -
The Spread of Anti-Communism
Anti-Communism witch hunts took place, and people were terrified of Communism
