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Monroe Doctrine
Roosevelt amended the Monroe Doctrine during the Venezula crisis and said the US would get involved with their Latin American neighbors if the defaulted on its debt to Europe. -
Opium Wars
China and western nations fight over trade issues. -
Alaska
Alaska was purchased for $7.2 million from Russia -
Alfred Thayer Mahan
He published a book called "The Influence of Sea Power upon History, 1660-1783", this was a revolutionary book on the analysis of naval power as a factor in the rise of the British Empire. -
Republic of Hawaii is Established
The Republic of Hawaii is established and they later adobt the US flag. -
Spanish-American war starts
US declares war on Spain -
First Battle
US defeat the Spanish fleet at Manila Bay in the Phillipines -
Deployed Troops
US deploys troops in Cuba -
Battle of San Juan Heights
US defeats the Spanish in this battle. -
Surrender
The Spanish surrender at Santiago -
Protocol of Peace
Signed by US and Spain to end hostility between both sides. -
Treaty of Paris
Signed by US and Spain -
Ratified
The Treaty of Paris is ratified by the US senate in 1899. Under the treaty the US had acquired Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Phillipines. -
First phase of the Phillipine American war
Lasted until november of that year when the Phillipinos changed strategies because the American troops were better trained. -
Boxer Rebellion
Tries to drive out foreigners and reestablish traditional rule and stifle reforms in Qing administration -
Shift to guerrilla style warfare
It was the second phase and lasted until July 4th, 1902. -
Hawaii becomes a US territory
Hawaii becomes a US territory -
Columbia rejects Panama Canal
Columbia rejects the idea of letting the US build the canal through Panama to shorten shipping times. -
Panama Revolts against Columbia
Panama revolts against Columbia with the help of the US and then gives the US the right to build the canal. -
Dollar Diplomacy
Guaranteed loans made to foreign countries. -
Mexican Revolution
The citizens are causing uprisings in Mexico against their oppressive rulers. -
Panama Canal
The canal was completed in 1913 and opened the following year. -
Archduke Assassination
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assasinated and sparks WW1 -
WW1 Begins
Germany invades Belgium triggering the first Wold War. -
Lusitania
The Lusitania, a passenger liner, is sank by a German submarine -
Zimmerman Telegram
British give the US the telegram which wants Mexico to side with Germany in case of a war between Germany and the US. Germany promises them the land they lost to the US in the southwest. Mexico ended up declining the offer, -
US enters WW1
Declare war on Germany and side with France and Britain. -
Battle of Cantigny
This is the first major American battle in the war. -
Armistice Day
Fighting is ended on the western front. -
Red Scare
As the cold war strengthened between the US and the Soviet Union there was a threat in the US made by communists. -
Mexico gets involved in WW2
Mexico helps the US after the Japanese bomb pearl harbor and fight the Japanese in the Philipines. -
Pearl Harbor Bombing
US declares war on Japan and enters World War 2 after the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor -
Japanese Bombings
The US used atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki to end World War 2.
