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"Scramble for Africa"
The "Scramble for Africa" was the colonization and annexation of African territories by European powers during the period of New Imperialism, between 1881 and 1914. -
Alfred T Mahan "The Importance of Sea Power"
This book was written by a naval officer about how the importance of having a strong navy had shaped British and American history. This book changed the way that young naval officers were taught. -
Overthrow of Queen Lilikoulani
On Jan. 17, 1893, Hawaii's monarchy was overthrown when a group of businessmen and sugar planters forced Queen Liliuokalani to abdicate. The coup led to the dissolving of the Kingdom of Hawaii two years later. -
Venezuela Border Dispute
The U.S. and Great Britain almost went to war when the british violated the Monroe Doctrine by occupying parts of venezuela and then refused to leave. The U.S. and Britain were able to avoid war. -
Annexation of Hawaii
Spurred by the nationalism aroused by the Spanish-American War, the United States annexed Hawaii in 1898 at the urging of President William McKinley. Hawaii was made a territory in 1900, and Sanford B. Dole became its first governor of the new state. -
De Lome LetterThis letter, written by the Spanish Ambassador to the United States, Enrique Dupuy de Lôme, criticized American President William McKinley by calling him weak and concerned only with gaining the favor of the crowd.
This letter was written by the Spanish Ambassador to the United States, Enrique Dupuy de Lôme, criticized American President William McKinley by calling him weak and concerned only with gaining the favor of the crowd. -
Spanish-American War
The Spanish–American War was a conflict fought between Spain and the United States in 1898. Hostilities began in the aftermath of the internal explosion of the USS Maine in Havana harbor in Cuba. -
Teller Amendment
The Teller Amendment was an amendment to a joint resolution of the United States Congress in reply to President William McKinley's War Message. It placed a condition on the United States military's presence in Cuba. -
Rough Riders Charge up San Juan Hill
In June, the U.S. Army Fifth Corps landed on Cuba with the aim of marching to Santiago and launching a coordinated land and sea assault on the Spanish stronghold. Included among the U.S. ground troops were the Theodore Roosevelt-led “Rough Riders,” a collection of Western cowboys and Eastern blue bloods officially known as the First U.S. Voluntary Cavalry. -
Treaty of Paris (1898)
The Treaty of Paris of 1898 was an agreement made in 1898 that involved Spain relinquishing nearly all of the remaining Spanish Empire, especially Cuba, and ceding Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines to the United States. -
Boxer Rebellion
The Boxer Rebellion was a violent anti-foreign and anti-Christian uprising that took place in China between 1899 and 1901. -
Annexation of Samoan Islands
The United Staes, Great Britain, and Germany fought over control over the Samoan Islands. By the Treaty of Berlin, signed December 2, 1899, and ratified February 16, 1900, the U.S. was internationally acknowledged to have rights extending over all the islands of the Samoa group in the east . The Samoa group in the west was ceded to Germany. -
Foraker Act
The Foraker Act is a United States federal law that established civilian government on the island of Puerto Rico, which had recently become a possession of the United States. -
Insular Cases
The Insular Cases are a series of opinions by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1901, about the status of U.S. territories acquired in the Spanish–American War. -
Platt Amendment
the Platt Amendment was passed as part of the 1901 Army Appropriations Bill. It demanded seven conditions for the withdrawal of United States troops remaining in Cuba at the end of the Spanish–American War, and an eighth condition that Cuba sign a treaty accepting these seven conditions. -
Building of the Panama Canal
The Panama Canal is a waterway across the Isthmus of Panama. The canal connects the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. The United States built it from 1904 to 1914 on territory leased from Panama. -
Roosevlet Corollary
The Roosevelt Corollary was an addition to the Monroe Doctrine articulated by President Theodore Roosevelt in his State of the Union address in 1904 after the Venezuela Crisis of 1902–03. -
Great White Fleet
The Great White Fleet was the popular nickname for the United States Navy battle fleet that completed a journey around the globe from December 16, 1907, to February 22, 1909. -
Sinking of the USS Maine
USS Maine was an American naval ship that sank in Havana Harbor during the Cuban revolt against Spain, an event that became a major political issue in the United States and led to the Spanish-American war.
