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The United States purchases Alaska from Russia with hopes of expanding trade networks to the Pacific coast of North America
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In 1898, the United States took over Hawaii due to the threat of a tariff on sugar.
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On February 15, 1898, the battleship USS Maine explodes with no known cause. This tightened tension between the United States and Cuba. -
The United States went to war against Spain to rise against the oppression of Cubans and Filipinos. -
On July, 1, 1898, United States land forces began to attack from the North. -
The United States invaded and took over the Philippines with the cause of 'freeing the Filipinos from oppression' but a main factor was to gain trade opportunities in Asia
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The Schurman Commission deemed that the Philippines was not ready for their independence. -
The open door notes protected other nations from war by keeping peace with China by easing tensions on chinese trade regulation -
The foraker act was an act that had established a stabilized civilian government in Puerto Rico -
The Platt Amendment withdrew American troops from Cuba and other territories. -
The Roosevelt Corollary stated that the United States would only intervene into a conflict if it were the last resort to maintain world peace. -
When the Jones act was passed, it served as a constitution for the Philippines. Leading them one step closer to their independence. -
On this day, the Philippines were considered free from the Japanese and they were granted their independence from both the United States and Japan