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Panama becomes a nation-Imperialsim
With the support of the U.S. government, Panama issues a declaration of independence from Colombia. The revolution was engineered by a Panamanian action backed by the Panama Canal Company, a French-U.S. corporation that hoped to connect the Atlantic and Pacific oceans with a waterway across the Isthmus of Panama -
The opening of japans harbours-Imperialsim
On July 8th, 1853 Commander Matthew Perry led four ships into the Harbor at Tokyo Bay seeking to establish trade between Japan and the Western world. The US wanted this port to secure coaling stations for American traders in the Pacific for their steamboats while taking the long trip to China. In 1854 the Kanagawa Treaty was passed and it opened Japan to trade with the US and the west -
Purchase of Alaska-Imperialsim
The US reached an agreement with Russia to buy their land for 7.2 million. The treaty with Russia was signed by the secretary of state William Seward to get Russia off of our continent -
Sumner and Social Darwinism-Progressive
In 1881, Sumner wrote an essay titled "Sociology." In the essay, Sumner focused on the connection between sociology and biology. He explained that there are two sides to the struggle for the survival of a human. The first side is a "struggle for existence," which is a relationship between man and nature. The second side would be the "competition for life," which can be identified as a relationship between man and man -
Rebellion in cuba-Imperialsim
This was a time where Cuba was rebelling against Spain which had failed. At the beginning of the rebellion, the US was neutral. Then things get heated up between Spain and Cuba. McKinley then sent a battleship which explodes, the press blamed Spain. He then declared Cuba independent and demanded that Spain withdraw from the island. -
Rebellion in puerto rico-Imperialsim
Spain gave the US Puerto Rico as a provision of the treaty which ended the war between Spain and the US. We immediately set up the government under the Foraker Act of 1900 which limited what Puerto Ricans can say in their own affairs which upset them which started a rebellion -
Hawaii Becoming a Territory-Imperialsim
The US was very interested in the newly independent nation of Hawaii because of its capabilities of being able to trade with Asia for their sugar. So we sent US marines there to back up the sugar planters who revolted against Queen Liliuokalani. Next, we annexed Hawaii as a military measure then the Queen had surrendered after that and it became a territory -
The war in the philippines (beginning)-Imperialsim
Was an armed conflict between the First Philippine Republic and the United States that lasted from February 4, 1899, to July 2, 1902 -
the boxer rebbelion-Imperialsim
The boxer rebellion was an uprising in China between 1899 and 1901 in which boxers wanted to get rid of all foreign influence because they thought that westerners were taking away their jobs. Also, Anti-Christain killed missionaries and Chinese people who were converted. -
Roosevelt elected-Imperialsim
Theodore Roosevelt served as the President of the United States from 1901 to 1909. He is famous for his domestic program Square Deal which had three basic ideas known as the “three C's”: conservation of natural resources, control of corporations, and consumer protection -
Philippines became a territory-Imperialsim
the United States gains the Philippines by Spain in 1989 from the Treaty of Paris after the Spanish/American War -
Roosevelt established the first wildlife refuge-Progressive
Established by executive order of President Theodore Roosevelt on March 14, 1903, Pelican Island was the first National wildlife refuge in the United States. It was created to protect egrets and other birds from extinction through plume hunting -
Ford Motor Company is established-Progressive
Ford Motor Company is an American automaker and the world's fifth largest automaker based on worldwide vehicle sales. Based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, the automaker was founded by Henry Ford, on June 16, 1903. Ford Motor Company would go on to become one of the largest and most profitable companies in the world, as well as being one of the few to survive the Great Depression -
Roosevelt Corollary is released-Imperialsim
An extension of the Monroe Doctrine, asserting that the U.S. has the right to protect its economic interests in South and Central America, and the U.S. has the right to exercise international police force to restore order -
The book The Jungle is published-Progressive
The Jungle is a novel written in 1904 by the American journalist and novelist Upton Sinclair. Sinclair wrote the novel to portray the harsh conditions and exploited lives of immigrants in the United States in Chicago and similar industrialized cities -
Swift Company v. the United States-Progressive
a case in which the United States Supreme Court ruled that the Commerce Clause allowed the federal government to regulate monopolies if it has a direct effect on commerce. It marked the success of the Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt in destroying the "Beef Trust." -
Industrial Workers of America is Established-Progressive
The Industrial Workers of the World was established in Chicago, in 1905, by members of the socialist-led Western Federation of Miners and other groups opposed to what they saw as "class collaboration" by the American Federation of Labor -
Pure Food and Drug Act is passed-Progressive
Pure Food and Drug Act. noun U.S. History. a law passed in 1906 to remove harmful and misrepresented foods and drugs from the market and regulate the manufacture and sale of drugs and food involved in interstate trade -
Meat Inspection Act is passed-Progressive
Meat Inspection Act of 1906, U.S. legislation, signed by Pres. Theodore Roosevelt on June 30, 1906, that prohibited the sale of adulterated or misbranded livestock and derived products like food and ensured that livestock was slaughtered and processed under sanitary conditions -
Taft elected-Imperialsim
William H Taft; Theodore R's handpicked successor after the election of 1908. Taft favoured low tariffs, he was not strong enough to oppose a very high tariff bill; create high tariffs on iron ore, coal, and fur/leather; tariff split the Republican party -
NAACP is established-Pregressive
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was established in 1909 and is America's oldest and largest civil rights organization. It was formed in New York City by white and black activists, partially in response to the ongoing violence against African Americans around the country -
16th Amendment is passed-Progressive
Passed by Congress on July 2, 1909, and ratified February 3, 1913, the 16th amendment established Congress's right to impose a Federal income tax -
Mexican revolution-Imperialsim
The revolution began in November 1910 as an effort to overthrow the 30-year dictatorship of Porfirio Díaz. It grew into a widespread rebellion that would eventually change the structure of Mexico's econ -
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire-Progressive
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York City on March 25, 1911, was the deadliest industrial disaster in the history of the city, and one of the deadliest in U.S. history. The fire caused the deaths of 146 garment workers – 123 women and 23 men – who died from the fire, smoke inhalation, or falling or jumping to their deaths -
17th Amendment is passed-Progressive
Passed by Congress May 13, 1912, and ratified April 8, 1913, the 17th amendment modified Article I, section 3, of the Constitution by allowing voters to cast direct votes for U.S. Senators. Prior to its passage, Senators were chosen by state legislatures -
Federal Reserve is established-Progressive
The 1913 Federal Reserve Act was U.S. legislation that created the current Federal Reserve System. Congress developed the Federal Reserve Act to establish economic stability in the United States by introducing the Central Bank to oversee monetary policy -
Panama Canal is completed-Imperialsim
a waterway that President Roosevelt ordered to be built across the Isthmus of Panama in order to connect the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean and allow ships to pass through. Roosevelt hoped that the canal would promote trade -
Wilson elected-Imperialsim
Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924), the 28th U.S. president, served in office from 1913 to 1921. While in office he pursued the agenda of progressive reform that included the establishment of the Federal Reserve and Federal Trade Commission. Wilson tried to keep the United States neutral during World War I but had to have Congress declare war on Germany in 1917. After the war, he helped negotiate a peace treaty that included a plan for the League of Nations -
Women get the right to vote-Progressive
The women’s suffrage movement was a decades-long fight to win the right to vote for women in the United States. It took activists and reformers nearly 100 years to win that right, and the campaign was not easy: On August 26, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the Constitution was finally ratified, enfranchising all American women and declaring for the first time that they, like men, deserve all the rights and responsibilities of citizenship. -
Child labour laws are passed-Progressive
Child labour laws are statutes regulating the work of minors. They are designed to prevent children from work that interferes with the children's ability to attend regular school or that is mental, physically, socially or morally dangerous and harmful
