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Spurring the Hawaiian Pear
The first New England missionaries reached Hawaii. -
Spurring the Hawaiian Pear
A treaty with the native government guaranteed naval-base rights at Pearl Harbor. -
Spurring Hawaiian Pear
Sugar imports from Hawaii became less profitable with the McKinley Tariff -
Cubans Rise to Revolt
Cubans revolted against Spanish rule. Cuban insurrectos burned sugar canefields believing that if they destroyed enough of Cuba, then Spain might abandon Cuba or the United States might move in and help the Cubans with their independence. -
Cubans Rise to Revolt
Congress passed a resolution that recognized the revolting Cubans. -
The Mystery of the Maine Explosion
The American ship, Maine blew up in the Havana port. -
Dewey's May Day Victory at Manila
Congress passed a joint resolution of Congress to annex Hawaii on. -
America's Course (Curse?) Empire
Spanish and Americans met in Paris to discuss terms to the end of the war. -
Dewey's May Day Victory at Manila
American troops captured Manila -
Perplexities in Puerto Rico and Cuba
The United States, honoring the Teller Amendment of 1898, withdrew from Cuba. The U.S. forced the Cubans to write their own constitution of 1901 (the Platt Amendment).