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Purchase of Alaska
Congress purchases Alaska for 7.2 million -
Alfred Thayer Mahan writes "The Influence of Sea Power Upon History
This book was significant becuase he said that a strong navy was key in order to secure foreign markets and becoming a world power. -
Causes of the Spanish-American war develop
In the 1890s, "Jingoism" emerged, an intense form of nationalism, calling for intense foreign policy. -
Overthrow of the Hawaiian monarch
American settlers overthrew the Hawaiian monarch, queen Liliuokalani -
Cuban Revolt
In 1895, the Cubans adopted a strategy that destroyed Cuban plantations in order to force the Spanish to leave, or America to join their cause. -
De Lome Letter
This letter was significant in the fact that it was very critical of President McKinley, almost as if it was an insult to the president himself -
Sinking of the Maine
The U.S. Battle ship Maine was attacked, killing 260 Americans -
Teller Amandment
The Teller Amendment stated that America had no Interest in controlling Cuba Politically -
First shots of the Spanish-American war
The first shots of the war took place in the Philippines. -
Theodore Roosevelt takes action
Theodore Roosevelt sends a fleet leaded by Commodore George Dewey to the Philippines. -
Spanish-American war ends
The Spanish American war ends by Spain asking for U.S. terms of peace -
Congress and President Mckinley completed the annexation of Hawaii
The outbreak of war in the philipines allowed Congress and President Mckinley to annex Hawaii -
Annexation of the Philippines
Imperialists were able to succeed in annexing the Philippines -
Hay takes action
Hay sent out a diplomatic note to countries holding spheres of influence in China to prevent the U.S. from getting blocked out completely -
Boxer Rebellion
A secret society of Chinese nationalists attacked and murdered many Christian missionaries -
Hawaii admitted as a territory
Hawaii became a new territory of the U.S. -
Theodore Roosevelt takes office
After McKinley died, Roosevelt took office, and initiated his "Big Stick" Diplomacy -
Hay-Pauncefote treaty
This treaty allowed the U.S. to build the panama canal without any opposition from GB -
End of the Philippine-American war
Rebels in the Philippines decided it was best to end the fighting because they knew that they couldn't win -
Russo-Japanese war
Imperialist rivalry between the two nations caused this war to occur -
Construction of the Panama Canal begins
The construction of the canal began -
William Howard Taft takes office.
When Taft took office, he created the foreign policy known as Dollar Diplomacy. -
Victoriano Huerta takes control of Mexico
Victoriano Huerta took controll of Mexico and made many attempts to try to kill the elected president -
Construction of the Panama Canal ends
Construction of the canal ended -
Tampico Incident
Wilson sent an arms deal to rebels that were fighting against Huerta -
Huerta looses power
Late in 1914, Huerta lost his power of Mexico and a new democratic government came in -
Submarine Warfare
This was a German war strategy used to give the Germans control of the sea -
Lusitania Crisis
This was the first major event that challenged U.S. nuetrallity -
Italy joins the allied forces
Italy joins the war and makes an alliance with the allied forces -
The U.S. enters the war
Wilson goes to congress and declares for a declaration of war against Germany -
Espionage act
Incarcerated people for trying to incite war in between the armed forces -
Sedition act
Prohibited "disloyal" or "abusive" remarks about the government -
The Germans surrender
The Germans surrendered to the Allied forces, surrendering their arms, navy, and their occupied territory -
The red scare
There was a general unhappiness with the Peace process, as well as a fear of a communist take over in Russia
