Spanish-American War

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
01/01/1867	The purchase of Alaska	Sward made the move to purchase Alaska from Russia. Many people disagreed with the purchase because it was a "big cold box."
01/01/1869	Considering Hawaii	Seward considered aquiring the Hawaiian islands. Most people didn't agree because it is too far away and too hard to protect.
01/01/1877	Hawaii grants United States exclusive use of Pearl Harbor	The United States pressured Hawaii to allow the US naval base at Pearl Harbor. It became an important refueling station for American merchant and military ships going into Asia.
01/01/1891	Queen Liliokuani becomes leader of Hawaii	Queen lilikouani becomes leader of Hawaii. She was the sister of the former leader.
01/01/1898	Spanish-American war takes place	President Mckinley did not want the war to happen. The public opinion of his decision forced him to change his mind. He sent the USS Maine to Cuba. After a month, the ship exploded and sank in Havana's Harbor, killling 260 people.
04/20/1898	Cuba gains independence	President Mckinley signed a congressional resolution that gave Cuba indepedence. Also demanded a withdrawl of Spanish forces.
05/01/1898	Battle in Manila Bay	The battle in Manila Bay started early in the morning. 380 Spanish soldiers died, and 0 Americans died.
08/02/1898	War ends	Spain finally signs a truce; the war is over!
12/01/1898	Final Treaty is signed.	The final peace treaty was signed in Paris.
01/01/1899	Open door policy	Jon hay (secreatary of state) asked nationsinvolved in the region to follow the open door policy. This means that no countries can have a monopoly or trade with China.
01/23/1919	Cited sources.	Dates & information: Creating America Educational Textbook. Pictures: [Google Images] soldierstudies.org royalhawaiimint.com uiowa.edu spanishamericanwar.info thealmightyguru.com northernpolarbear.com homeofheroes.com loc.gov lib.utexas.edu