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McKinley Tariff
Permitted all countries to ship sugar duty-free to the U.S. and gave sugar producers in the U.S. a subsidy of two cents per pound, which cauased sugar prices to drop, and the Hawaiian economy suffered. -
Teller Amendment
Resolution stating that the United States did not intend to take over and annex Cuba. -
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Spanish American War
In order to help Cuba attain independence from Spain, U.S. battled against Spanish troops in the Philippines, Cuba, and Puerto Rico and ended up gaining claim of them all. -
Annexation of Hawaii
Hawaii resisted U.S. government's attempts to annex it, but finally gave in when McKinley became president. -
Annexation of the Philippines
After a fierce debate, the Senate narrowly approved the peace treaty, and paid $20 million dollars to annex the Philippines. -
The Boxer Rebellion
Revolt in which Chinese nationalists known as Boxers attacked foreigners in order to end foreign involvement in China's affairs. -
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U.S. and the Panama Canal
President Roosevelt knew that building a canal across the Isthmus of Panama would create a highway of civilation, so with the help of John Hay, Philippe Bunau-Varilla, and the Panamanians, U.S. helped Panama get independence and build the canal. -
Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty
Agreement that gave United States sovereignty over a 10-mile-wide canal zone across the Isthmus of Panama. -
Roosevelt Corollary
President Roosevelt's addition to the Monroe Doctrine which stated that the U.S. would police affairs in the Western Hemisphere to keep Europeans from intervening in the region. -
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The Great White Fleet
The U.S. Navy completed a circumnavigation of the globe to demonstrate growing American military power and blue-water navy capability. -
Dollar Diplomacy
President Taft's policy of influencing Latin American affairs through economic influence rather than military force.
