Empire and Expansion 1890-1909

  • New england missionaries arrive in Hawaii

  • Samoa Cris With Germany. Pan-American Conference

    Samoa Crisis with germany
    Pan-American Conference
  • Mahan Publishes The Influence Of Sea Power upon History

  • New Orleans crisis with Italy

  • Valparaiso crisis with chile

  • Pribilof Islands dispute with canada. White planter revolt in Hawaii. Cleveland refuses Hawaii annexation

  • Cubans Revolt Agains Spain

  • 1895-1896 Venezuelan Boundary Crisis with Britain

  • Main Explosion in Havana Harbor. Spanish american war. Teller Amendment. Dewe's victory at Manila Bay. Hawaii annexed

  • Senate ratifies treaty acquiring Philippines. Aguinaldo launches rebellion against united states in pholoppines. First American open door note

  • 1900

    Hawaii receives full territorial status
    Foraker Act for Puerto Rico
    Boxer Rebellion and U.S. millitary expedition to China
    Second Open Door note
    McKinley Defeats Bryan for presidency
  • 1901

    Supreme court Insular Cases
    Platt Amendment McKinley assassinated; Rooseevelt becomes president
    Filipino rebellion supressed
    Hay-Pauncefote Treaty with Britain gives Inited States Exlusive right to build Panama Canal
  • 1902

    U.S. troops leave Cuba
    Colombian senate rejects U.S. proposal for canal across Panama
  • 1903

    Panamanian revolution against Colombia
    Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty gives United States Control of Canal Zone in newly independent Panama
  • 1904

    Roosevelt Corollary to Monroe Doctrine
  • 1904-1914

    Construction of Panama Canal
  • 1905

    United States takes over Dominican Republic customs service
  • 1906

    San Francisco Japanese Education crisis
    Roosevelt arranges Algeciras Conference
  • 1906-1909

    U.s. Marines occupy
  • 1907

    Great White Fleet makes world voyage
  • 1907-1908

    "Gentlemen's Agreement" with Japan
  • 1908

    Rppt-Takahira agreement
  • 1917

    Puerto Ricans granted U.S. Citizenship