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McKinley Tariff
It raised tariff on wool, woolen manufactures, on tin plate, barley and some other agricultural products and remitted the tariff on raw sugar. -
Teller Amendment
It kept US from being able to annex Cuba and left the people of Cuba in charge of their island, but it did allow the US to leave military in Cuba. -
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Spanish American War
This war refers to the armed US intervention in the turmoil of four Spanish colonies - Cuba, Philippines, Guam and Puerto Rico. -
Annexation of the Philippines
There was a controversy whether or not to annex the Philippines. Senate narrowly approved the treaty to do this. -
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The Boxer Rebellion
It was an uprising in China against foreign influence in religion, politics, and trade. Many were killed. -
U.S. and the Panama Canal
U.S. wanted to cut down on travel time so they wanted to build a canal through Central America. -
Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty
Gave the United States complete and unending sovereignty over a 10-mile-wide Canal Zone. -
Roosevelt Corollary
Roosevelt feared the Europeans would use force to collect their loans from the Dominican Republic. Therefore, issued the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine. -
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The Great White Fleet
It consisted of sixteen new battleships. The battleships were painted white except for gilded scrollwork on their bows. -
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Dollar Diplomacy
Taft suggested replacing European loans with American ones because he thought that increasing the U.S. economic power would reduce the changes of European intervention. -
Annexation of Hawaii
After a series of somewhat "takeovers," the Queen handed over Hawaii to the US to prevent bloodshed.
