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Influence of sea power upon history (1890)
In 1890, Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan, a lecturer in naval history and the president of the United States Naval War College, published The Influence of Sea Power upon History, 1660–1783, a revolutionary analysis of the importance of naval power as a factor in the rise of the British Empire. -
Annexation of Hawaii (1897)
In 1897, the treaty effort was blocked when the newly-formed Hawaiian Patriotic League, composed of native Hawaiians, successfully petitioned the U.S. Congress in opposition of the treaty. ... On July 12, 1898, the Joint Resolution passed and the Hawaiian islands were officially annexed by the United States -
Spanish America War (1898)
The Spanish-American War, 1898. ... U.S. victory in the war produced a peace treaty that compelled the Spanish to relinquish claims on Cuba, and to cede sovereignty over Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines to the United States. The United States also annexed the independent state of Hawaii during the conflict. -
Open Door Policy (1899)
The Open Door policy was a statement of principles initiated by the United States in 1899 and 1900. It called for protection of equal privileges for all countries trading with China and for the support of Chinese territorial and administrative integrity. -
Panama Canal U.S Construction Begins 1904
Panama Canal. Following the failure of a French construction team in the 1880 the United States commenced building a canal across a 50-mile stretch of the Panama isthmus in 1904.
