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Arriving in Hawaii
Missionaries and people were sent to Hawaii to set up a port and town for ships to refuel when they are going across the Pacific. -
Purchase of Alaska
Alaska was purchased from the Russians. Russia feared having a war with Britain so they sold it to the US. -
takeover of Hawaii
Hawaii had been takenover politically and economically. The US had stepped in and taken away the natives rights, and removed the monarchy that was in place. -
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Yellow Journalism (at its peak)
Yellow journalism was a popular form of journalism. Yellow journalists made big headlines and false claims in order to earn money and control the minds of their readers -
Annexation of Hawaii
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Teddy Rosevelt and The Rough Riders
A military group lead by eddy Rosevelt, the helped do a major part in removing the Spanish threat during the Spanish American War. -
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The Spainish American War
After the sinking of the American battleship the Maine in Havana harbor, yellow journalism fanned the flames of war againist the spanish in Cuba. -
The Anti Imperialists league
Anti imperialists were formed againist the battle for the annexation of the Philippines. They were opposed to the idea of expansion, and thought that it was a violation of a fundemental republican government. -
America Claims Guam, THe Philippines, and Puerto Rico
At the end of the Spanish American War, and after signing the Treaty of Paris, the U.S. gained new territories. The U.S. gained Guam, The Philipines ( after fighting the philipinoes), and Puerto Rico. -
Open Door Policy in China
The open door policy is a policy that was created to protect China. The policy allows foreign countries to trade with China, but never allow a single country to take all trade, or takeover China. -
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The Boxer Rebellion
A group in China called the righteous harmony society waged war againist all foreign powers from expanding into China -
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America gets involved with Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Panama
Panama and Columbia were in land dispute during construction talk of the Panama Canal. Panama went to war with Columbia and the U.S. navy helped Panama. Panama won and in return gave the U.S. control of the Panama Canal. Later on, Theodore Roosevelt alter the Monroe Docterine, and then the U.S. was allowed to get involved with Latin America. America offered to help stabalize countries in return for products like oil, suger, etc, and would later lead to the banana war in latin America. -
Roosevelt's big stick diplomacy
Big stick Diplomacy was a term used to describe acts of being peaceful with the miltary to back you up. Roosevelt used this to stop the British and German naval blockade on Venesuela. Roosevelt announced corollary on venesuela which maintained the peace, and gave each country an obligation to outsiders. -
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The Mexican Revolution
The Mexican Revolution broke out over Porfirio Diaz refusing to leave his spot as president of Mexico, and to allow the next election. Revolution rose in the north and the south of Mexico, and Diaz was killed in 1911. Evan after that the revolution continued and millions died. In 1920 Alvaro Obregon took up the spot of presidency to end the revolution. -
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American neutrality, turns to world war
President Woodrow Wilson declared the U.S. as a neautral country at the begining of WWI because most of the U.S. population thought that was best. But later on, Woodrow Wilson would become angered by the Germans sinking countless U.S. Ships, and he would send America into war. On April 2 wilson would ask congress to go into war, and to days later they said yes. On June 26, U.S. infantry troops land in France