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Cuban patriot, Jose Marti, launched a war for independence from Spain.**
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The "Journal" published a private letter written by Enrique Dupuy de Lome, Spain's ambassador, that called President McKinley a weak and stupid politician.
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The special navy board concluded that a mine had destroyed the USS Maine, not Spain.
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The Teller Amendment stipulated that the United States had no intention of annexing Cuba.
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Commodore George Dewey steamed his squadron of vessels into Manila Bay in the Spanish-held Philippines.
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The Rough Riders and Roosevelt gained fame for the role they played in the battle for San Jan hills outside Santiago.
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United States annexes Hawaii
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The Treaty of Paris officially ended the war.
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Secretary of State, John Hay, notified leaders of imperialist nations that the United States expected "perfect equality of treatment for commerce" in China.**
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Anti-imperialists, including William Jennings Bryan and Mark Twain, formed the American Anti-Imperialist League.**
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Alfred T. Manhan, a naval officier and historian, urged American leaders to build a stronger navy to obtain naval bases in Cuba, Hawaii, and the Philippines.**
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A multinational force of European, American, and Japanese troops were sent to the Chinese capital to stop the Boxer rebellion.
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William Howard Taft became governor of the Philippines
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President William McKinley was assassinated in Buffalo, New York.
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Cuba added the Platt Amendment to its constitution.**
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Theodore Roosevelt became the first American to win the Noble Peace Prize.**
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Roosevelt negotiated a "Gentlemen's Agreement" with Japan.**
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Roosevelt sent the Great White Fleet to show America's increased military power to the world.**
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The Panaman Canal was opened.
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Congress passed the Jones Act, which pledged that the Philippines would ultimately gain their independence.
