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Imperialism
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Alaska
The purchase of Alaska was 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. -
Annexatioin of Hawaii
America's annexation of Hawaii in 1898 extended U.S. territory into the Pacific esulted from economic integration and the rise of the United States as a Pacific power. F -
Spanish-American War
The Spanish-American War was a conflict between Spain and the United States, provoked by word of Spanish colonial brutality in Cuba. -
San Juan Hill
in 1898 Theodore Roosevelt immediately quit his position and helped form a regiment of volunteers. The "Rough Riders" enlisted cowboys -
Treaty of Paris
American and spanish diplomats argue over the terms of the peace agreement that would end the Spanish-American War. -
Open Door Policy
united states protection of equal privileges among countries trading with China and in support of Chinese territorial and administrative integrity. -
Boxer Rebellion
groups of peasants in northern China began to band together into a secret society known as the "Boxers" by Western press -
Roosevelt Corollary
it was necearray that the Monroe Doctorine be rewirtten because European powers come to the Western Hemisphere for the purpose of collecting debts. -
Great White Fleet
45,000-mile voyage for the purposes of generating international goodwill, testing naval readiness and impressing world powers with American might. Japan. -
Panama Canal (Completion)
The french were the frist to start building but later decide they did not want to america took over but cuba wanted to sell to the highest bider and america did not like that
