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Venezuela Border Dispute
In 1841 Venezuela disputed the British delineation, claiming territorial delineations established at the time of their independence from Spain. Venezuela claimed its borders extended as far east as the Essequibo River ... an effective claim on two-thirds of British Guiana’s territory. -
"Scramble of Africa"
The "Scramble for Africa" was the invasion, occupation, division, colonization and annexation of African territory by European powers during the period of New Imperialism, between 1881 and 1914. It is also called the Partition of Africa and the Conquest of Africa. -
Alfred T Mahan "The Importance of Sea Power"
Alfred Thayer Mahan was a United States Navy officer, strategist, and educator. His ideas on the importance of sea power influenced navies around the world and helped prompt naval building before World War I.
His research into naval history led to his most important work, "The Influence of Seapower Upon History,1660-1783", published in 1890. -
Annexation of Hawaii
Dole declared Hawaii an independent republic. 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 Dole became its first governor. -
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, its annexation as a U.S. territory and eventual admission as the 50th state in the union. -
De Lome Letter
This 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. -
Sinking of the USS Maine
USS Maine At 9.40pm on the night of February 15th, 1898 the United States battleship Maine, riding quietly at anchor in Havana harbor, was suddenly blown up, apparently by a mine, in an explosion which tore her bottom out and sank her, killing 260 officers and men on board. -
Spanish-American War
Spanish-American War was a brief war that the United States waged against Spain in 1898. Actual hostilities in the war lasted less than four months, from April 25 to August 12, 1898. Most of the fighting occurred in or near the Spanish colonial possessions of Cuba and the Philippines, nearly halfway around the world from each other. -
Teller Amendment
The Teller Amendment was an amendment to a joint resolution of the United States Congress, enacted on April 20, 1898, 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
It was a decisive battle of the Spanish-American War. The San Juan heights was a north-south running elevation about two kilometers east of Santiago de Cuba. The names San Juan Hill and Kettle Hill were names given by the Americans. -
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. -
Annexation of Samoa Islands
The US annexed Hawaii. The annexation started in 1893 with the US-backed overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii. The purpose of the overthrow was to annex Hawaii into the US but the US began to regret it and demanded that the Queen be re-instated, After the provisional govt refused, the US completed annexation in 1898. -
Boxer Rebellion
This was an attempt by the rulers in China to kick out the foreigners who had set up trade zones or little countries inside China. They used a group who had the symbol of a fist as their front so the rulers could deny their involvement if it failed.
The foreign armies defeated the Chinese armies and continued to have their zones in China this happened in 1900. -
Foraker Act
The Foraker Act, enacted April 12, 1900, officially known as the Organic Act of 1900, is a United States federal law that established civilian (albeit limited popular) government on the island of Puerto Rico, which had recently become a possession of the United States as a result of the ... -
Insular Cases
The Insular Cases are a series of U.S. Supreme Court rulings on the legal status and rights of people in the Philippines and Puerto Rico under U.S. territorial rule. Until 1900 all U.S. territories were located on the North Americans continent, just like the States of the Union. -
Platt Amendment
On March 2, 1901, the Platt Amendment was passed as part of the 1901 Army Appropriations Bill. It stipulated 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
Building the canal significantly shortened the travel time, and lowered shipping costs between our east and west coasts. It also allowed shipping to avoid the often dangerous weather at the tip of South America. -
Roosevelt 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, by order of United States President Theodore Roosevelt. It consisted of 16 battleships divided into two squadrons, along with various escorts.
