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Russia sells Alaska to U.S. for $7.2 million dollars
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Mahan was a United States naval officer and historian. He was the most important American strategist of the nineteenth century. Wrote a book called The Influence of Sea Power Upon History.
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Gold Rushes in Alaska near Yukon Territory brought thousands of miners and settlers to Alaska
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In 1893 American settlers aided the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarch Queen Liliuokalani
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Cuban nationalists began sabotaging and laying waste in Cuban plantations in order to either force Spain's withdrawal or to involve the United States in their revolution.
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In 1898 Hawaiian citizens were granted U.S. citizenship
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Spanish diplomats letter that was leaked to the press and printed on the front page of Hearst's New York journal. The letter was highly critical of president McKinley
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Washington sent this ship to Cuba to protect and evacuate Americans if something bad were to happen. February 15, 1898 the ship mysteriously exploded killing 260 sailors and people automatically blamed the Spanish.
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Roosevelt contacted George Dewey telling the American Asiatic Squadron in Hong Kong to come down on Spain's Philippines
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McKinley sent a war message to Congress urging armed intervention to free the oppressed Cubans
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Proclaimed to the world that when the U.S. had overthrown Spanish misrule, it would give the Cuban's their freedom.
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Dewey sailed into Manila Bay with six warships at night and the next morning opened fire on the Spaniards ships killing 400.
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Urged people to announce their spheres of influence and they would respect certain Chinese rights.
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Filipino's revolted under Emilio Aguinaldo because they wanted to be granted the same freedom as Cuba. The U.S. deployed 126,000 troops to the Philippines to suppress the rebellions.
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The Hawaiian islands became a territory of the United States in 1900. It became the fifteenth states in the Union in August 1959
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Americans gained access to a guerrilla camp and captured Aguinaldo after months of fighting
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After McKinley's murder, Theodore Roosevelt was sworn in as president and people loved him because he was so good with people. He was in the public's favor.
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Congress decides on Panama route, Colombian Senate rejected $10 million for a six mile zone. Panamanians on the verge of a rebellion because they wanted the alleged peace the construction would bring.
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U.S. Naval Forces prevented Colombian troops from crossing Panama to end the revolts and rebellions against the construction of the canal.
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Both Russia and Japan wanted claim on Port Arthur. If Russia had claim on it, the guns were pointed at Japan so they wanted it to prevent that from happening.
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Revolutionary disorders brought an appeal from President of Cuba and U.S. Marines were sent down.
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Taft's use of the lever of American investments to boost American political interests abroad.
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Alaska was granted territorial status by the United States of America
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General Victoriano Huerta seized power in Mexico
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Huerta fell from power due to opposition of revolutionary forces.
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The Germans counteracted British blockades by warning the British that ships entering the war zone were at risk of being sunk by German submarines.
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German submarines attack another passenger ship, the Arabic after saying they wouldn't attack anymore unarmed ships without warning
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German submarines torpedoed and sunk a British passenger liner. Most passengers drowned including 128 American passengers.
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Prohibited any form of disloyal or profane language about the form of government of the United States.
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Promotion of widespread fear by a society or state about a potential rise of communism, anarchism, or radical leftism.
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America declared war against Britain and Germany after putting up with their harassment.
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Prohibited people from speaking poorly about the government or U.S. war efforts
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Wilson delivered his inspiring speech to Congress and inspired troops to keep fighting the war with bravery.
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Treaty affirming the sovereignty and territorial integrity of China
