US Imperialism Timeline

By rashon
  • Treaty Of Paris

    Treaty Of Paris
    signed in Paris by representatives of King George III of Great Britain and on September 3, 1783, ended the American Revolutionary War.
  • Alaska

    Alaska
    The purchase of Alaska in 1867 marked the end of Russian efforts to expand trade and settlements to the Pacific coast of North America, and became an important step in the United States rise as a great power in the Asia-Pacific region
  • Annexation of Hawaii

    Annexation of Hawaii
    The overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii began with the coup d'état of January 17, 1893 on the island of Oahu, leading to the end of the indigenous, hereditary monarchs
  • Spainish-American War

    Spainish-American War
    The spanish-American war was a conflict between spain and the United States. The results of U.S intervention in the cuban war of independence
  • San Juan Hill

    San Juan Hill
    also known as the battle for the San Juan Heights, 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
  • Open Door Policy

    Open Door Policy
    established in the late 19th century and the early 20th century, as enunciated in Secretary of State John Hay's Open Door Note
  • Boxer Rebellion

    Boxer Rebellion
    secret organization called the Society of the Righteous and Harmonious Fists led an uprising in northern China against the spread of Western and Japanese
  • Roosevelt Corollary

    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

    Great White Fleet
    the United States Navy battle fleet that It consisted of 16 battleships divided into two squadrons, along with various escorts
  • Panama Canal

    Panama Canal
    The Panamá Canal is a 48-mile ship canal in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. The canal cuts across the Isthmus of Panama and is a key conduit for international maritime trade.