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America bought Alaska from the Russians.
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Alaska became apart of the US, but the land was barely used. Later on, gold was found.
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This was journalism that consisted of exaggerations, also a huge part of newspapers.
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This was a boundary between Venezuela and Britain because Venezuela believed that Britain was trespassing onto their property.
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The President, William Mckinley, set a tax on all foreign goods
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Congress votes and decides to go to war with Spain and they agree on a resolution for the war
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Said that the US wouldn't be able to have permanent control over Cuba
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This was a war between the U.S and Spain which ended Spanish colonial rule: the US gained territory in Pacific and Latin America.
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The USS Maine exploded then sank in the Havana Harbor and killed around 260 men. This event was then blamed on the Spanish
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Hawaii was annexed and overthrown by businessmen.
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All countries have an equal opportunity to trade freely in a certain place.
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A war where the Philippines fought to be self-governed.
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This was an Anti-Imperialist uprising of peasants in Northern China.
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US got Philippine territory after they helped them fight and retrieve freedom from Spain.
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The US established the location and the construction of the Panama Canal.
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This was added to the Monroe Doctrine and stated that the last thing the U.S would do is interfere with the western hemisphere.
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An immigration station in San Francisco where immigrants coming into the U.S were detained and interrogated.
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Led by Roosevelt, they completed a trip around the world.
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The US guaranteed loans to foreign countries to try and win over Latin America and East Asia.
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This connected the Pacific and Atlantic oceans which allowed faster transportation for manufactured goods.