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"Scramble for Africa"
this was the invasion, occupation, division, colonization and annexation of African territory by European powers during the period of New Imperialism, between 1881 and 1914. -
Alfred T Mahan "The Importance of Sea Power"
Alfred said that it was important that we fight through the waters, thus giving us victory for this war. the us listened to his advice. -
Overthrow of Queen Lilikoulani
The coup led to the dissolving of the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1995, its annexation as a U.S. territory and eventual admission as the 50th state in the union. -
Venezuela Border Dispute
The Venezuelan Boundary Dispute officially began in 1841, when the Venezuelan Government protested alleged British encroachment on Venezuelan territory -
De Lome Letter
A 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
the United States battleship Maine 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. he sinking of the USS Main was the cause of the Spanish war. -
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. -
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. this made America gain land, including Cuba, Philippines, and Puerto Rico -
Spanish-American War
Spain renounced all claim to Cuba, ceded Guam and Puerto Rico to the United States, and transferred sovereignty over the Philippines to the United States for $20,000,000. thw was was an important turning point in history of both antagonists. -
Rough Riders Charge up San Juan Hill
It was the scene of a battle in the Spanish-American War, in which Theodore Roosevelt and the Rough Riders took part. -
Annexation of Samoan Islands
An 1899 agreement between colonial powers divided Samoa into spheres of influence: Germany gained control of the western islands, and the United States took the eastern islands. -
Boxer Rebellion
Boxer Uprising or Yihequan Movement was a violent anti-foreign and anti-Christian uprising that took place in China between 1899 and 1901, towards the end of the Qing dynasty -
Foraker Act
a United States federal law that established civilian (albeit limited popular) government on the island of Puerto Rico, land that they had gain from Spain. -
Insular Cases
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
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
The Panama Canal is a 50-mile, man-made canal cutting through the Isthmus of Panama that connects the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. It was constructed by the United States in order to find a waterway route between the two oceans. -
Roosevlet Corollary
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 -
Teller Amendment
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
