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United States purchases Alaska from Russia United States annexes the Midway Islands
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Beginning of European “Scramble for Africa”
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Trade agreement between the United States and Hawaii signed
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Publication of Our Country by Josiah Strong that discusses the role of Anglo-Saxons in the world
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Pro-American sugar planters overthrow Queen Liliuokalani in Hawaii
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Revolt against the Spanish in Cuba and harsh Spanish reaction angers many in the United States
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William McKinley elected as the twenty-fifth (25th) president of the United States
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Explosion of the U.S.S. Maine in Havana harbor killing over 260 Americans
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Secretary of State John Hay asks European leaders for an Open Door policy with China
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Naval Act of 1900 authorizes construction of offensive warships requested by U.S. Navy
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The Assassination of President William McKinley Vice President Teddy Roosevelt become the twenty-sixth (26th) president of the United States
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Teddy Roosevelt re-elected as president
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William Howard Taft elected as the twenty-seventh (27th) president of the United States
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Woodrow Wilson elected as the twenty-eighth (28th) president of the United States
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The Outbreak of World War I in Europe with Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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The Completion of the Panama Canal after 10 years of building and many deaths.
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The Sinking of the Lusitania by a German U-boat killing 128 Americans.
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Germany torpedoes the Sussex and then promises to warn merchant ships if they are to be attacked
The Battle of the Somme
The Battle of Verdun: The longest battle of WWI from February - December
The Re-Election of President Woodrow Wilson with the campaign slogan of “He kept us out of war” -
Zimmerman Telegram between Germany and Mexico that angers American public is intercepted Germany declares unrestricted submarine warfare United States enters World War I by stating that U.S. rights as a neutral country had been violated
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Military success by the American Expeditionary Force at Chateau-Thierry
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Paris Peace Conference creates the Treaty of Versailles
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The Election of President Warren Harding
