AMERICAN IMPERIALISM PROJECT

By DeadFIiieeesh

  • Seward's Folly

    Buying Alaska from Russia for 7.2million dollars.

  • The Deal with Hawaii

    U.S. agreed to import Hawaiian sugar duty-free.
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    The Great White Fleet

    Nine steal-hulled cruisers were built and painted white. They were sailed around to 20 different ports.

  • The Cry for Annexation

    Hawaii pressured to allow the U.S. to build a naval base at Pearl Harbor, the kingdom's best port.

  • McKinley Tariff

    President William McKinley sets a tax on all foreign goods.

  • US Congress Votes to Go to War With Spain

    Congress votes to go to war with Spain and adopts a joint resolution for the war.

  • Teller Amendment

    Claimed that the US would not establish permanent control over Cuba.

  • Annexation of Hawaii

    Hawaii overthrown by party of businessmen.

  • Open Door Note

    US proposed to everyone about the foreign affairs of China.

  • Annexation of Philippines

    US gained territory from Philippines after they helped rebels fight and gain their freedom from Spain.

  • Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty

    Establish the Panama Canal Zone and the construction of the Panama Canal.

  • Roosevelt Corollary

    Addition to the Monroe Doctrine and stated that the US would intervene in any social affairs as a last resort in the Western Hemisphere.