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1800s timeline
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The Maine Incident
The event is between Spain and Maine.The USS Maine, which was a battleship was destroyed and 260 sailors were killed. -
Spanish-American War
The conflict was that the United States was protecting Cuba from spain. Then the US thought that spain sunk the USS Marine so then it was an all out war. -
Annexation of Hawaii
Hawaii suffered from terrible diseases from settlers, missionaries and traders, that wiped out half of their population -
Annexation of the Philippines
The people of america thought that the Philippines should just accept american rule. then the war broke out of who should rule the Philippines -
The Boxer Rebllion
In Northern China the so called "boxers", which werea secret soiety, attacked western missionairies and traders in northern china. They killed more than 200 people. John Hay was afraid that Japan and other nations would use this as an excuse to take control of chinese territory. -
Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty
The treaty took place in the Panama Canal. In turn gave the United States a ten mile wide canal zone -
Roosevelt Corollary
Roosevelt add the Dominican Republics debt to Europe -
The Great White Fleet
This was a battle fought by the us navy. this was a reminder for the japanese about their military. -
Dollar Diplomacy
William H Taft was trying to gain more economic power by putting US forces in countries that they have intrest in -
Occupation of Veracruz
A battle that started off the coast off the cost of mexico us ships were sent to contan off the coast of veracruz -
Building the Panama Canal
Harsh working conditiions and shortages of labor hampered the US effeorts for the calender. then project went back on track when John F. Stevens was appointed as cheif engineer
