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US annexes Midway Island
The US acquired Midway Island by Captain N. C. Brooks claiming it in the name of the US. Later the US, under Theodore Roosevelt, made it a naval base. -
Purchase of Alaska
The US would purchase the Alaskan territory from Alaska for $7.2 million. Alaska was full of timber, oil, gold, etc. and through the purchase, the US would double its size. -
Bayonet Constitution
This constitution was done by anti-marchists to strip the power of the Hawaiian monarcy of its power. US forces forced the king to sign the document at gunpoint. With this document signed, it allowed Pearl Harbor construction to begin. -
Queen Liliuokalani is Dethroned
Queen Liluokalani takes throne after her brother's death, and rejected the new constituition. As a result, the American planters start rebellion, which was led by Sanford B. Dole. She is dethroned as a result and President Harrison asked to annex. -
The Yellow Press
Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst became famous for their yellow journalism during the 1890s. These articles exaggerated the Spanish atrocities during the Spanish American War, -
Rough Riders
Theodore Roosevelt assembled the "Rough Rider" after resigning from his naval position. This unit was composed of volunteer calvary division and invaded Cuba. -
Remember the Maine
During this date, an explotion occured on the USS Maine causing the ship to sink. This event led the US to go to war with Spain -
Treaty of Paris
This treaty gave up control of Cuba, ceded Puerto Rico and Guam, and sold Philippines to the US for $20 million. With this treaty signed, this indicated the end of the Spain Empire in the Americas. -
Rebellion in the Philippines
Emilio Aguinaldo was the Filipino nationalist who rebelled against the Spanish. These rebels was similar to the American Revolution. -
Open Door Policy
John Hay came up with the "Open Door Policy," that allowed multiple countries to access China. Hay also "preserve Chinese territorial and administrative entity." The US helped by giving indemnity money to fund education -
McKinley Assassination
After delivering a speech the previous day in Buffalo, New York, President McKinley was shaking hands with people at the Exposition’s Temple of Music. President McKinley was shot with .32 caliber concealed by Leon Czolgosz and for his crime, he was put to death. -
US gains right to the Panama Canal
After the US signed the Hay-Herran Treaty, the US gained rights to the canal. Later, the US bought out French construction for $40 million, giving US control of the canal. -
Roosevelt's "Big Stick" DIplomacy
Roosevelt said, "Speak softly and carry a big stick,. and you will go far." The meaning behind this meant that the US was going to improve the policy for action in Latin America broader, The US, for the most part, did strengthened foreign relations in Latin America. -
America and Japan
In February 1904, Japan attacks Russia's Pacific fleet, causing the two countries to go to war. Then Roosevelt, a year later, helped the two countries sign a treaty to end the war. As a result, Teddy was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. -
Panama Canal Opens
The Panama Canal offically opens, connecting the Atlantic with the Pacific. The US cost of the canal was $352,000,000, making it the most the US spent in any project up to its time.
