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hawaii grants u.s exclusive use of pear harbor
The Hawaiians gave the Americans permission to use Pearl Harbor for a naval base. It was successful until 1942 when it got bombed. -
grover cleveland is elected president
He was well known for his big beliefs. -
American planters over through the queen of hawaii.
American planters werent happy so they over through the queen. -
Sino japanese war ends with japanese victory
The victory was between japan and china and japan finnaly won. -
William mckinney was elected president
He was president for five years then he was assasinated -
Spanish american war takes place
The war was between spain and the united states and they fought over cuba and other islands. -
Boxer rebellion occurs in china
This was when the so called boxers were trying to completely get rid of foreign influence in china. -
Theodore roosevelt becomes president
Roosevelt was done with president in 1909 and he became president after Mckinneys assasination -
Republic of panama is established
they finnaly sighned a treaty with the U.S for the construction of panama canal -
sources
http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/panama.htm
http://history1900s.about.com/od/1900s/qt/boxer.htm
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/theodoreroosevelt
http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898/intro.html
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/williammckinley
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overthrow_of_the_Kingdom_of_Hawaii
http://www.microworks.net/pacific/road_to_war/pr_us_to1898.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Sino-Japanese_War
