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The Purchace of Alaska marked the end of Russias effort to expand their territory in the pacific.
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He write The Influence of Sea Power upon HIstory, which said that control of the sea was how to gain power. Had a large impact on the navy.
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Queen Lili'uokalani is overthrown by businessmen. Then a provisonal government is established.
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Cuban nationalists revolt against Spains rule.
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The Hawaiian Patriotic League petitioned the U.S. Congress in opposition of the treaty to the Annexation of the Islands of Hawaii.
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William McKinley and representatives of the government of the Republic of Hawaii signed a treaty of annexation.
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Hearst publishes Dupuy du Lome's letter that insults President McKinley.
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Theodore Roosevelt comes up with aplan to attack the Philippines, in case we go to war with Spain.
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President McKinley approves Congresses plan to go to war with Spain.
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Spain offically delcares war on the United States
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America offically delcares war on Spain
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San Juan is taken by "Rough Riders"
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Treaty of Paris is signed US and Puerto Rico, Guam, and The Philippines are annexed.
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A rebellion in Beijing by a secret society of Chinese who hated the "Foreign Devils" (Japanese) and "White Devils" (Westerners)
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Revolt against the US after we didn't grant them freedom after the Spanish American war. Led by Emilio Aguinaldo, used Guerrilla Warfare.
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The Treaty of Paris is passed by the Senate.
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America's commitment to free trade with China so they can protect their commecial interests.
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The Hay-Pauncefote Treaty of 1901 allowed the US to build itś own canalso they could compete with France.
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In Venezuela Britain and Germany put up a blockade. Roosevelt got involved because he wanted to protect smaller countries. He tried negotiations but then had to use the navy.
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Rebellion was broken when US soldiers captured Aguinaldo's headquarters and captured him.
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America wanted to build the Panama Canal to expand their market, and to have a path for ships to travel through Central America. Roosevelt used America’s economic wealth to manipulate Panama into breaking from Columbia so they could have a canal.
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U.S. Senate voted in favor of building the canal through Panama after a long debate over where it should be located.
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Japan agreed to limit immigration, and Roosevelt tried to stop the segregation of Japanese children in school . The agreement prevented war.
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Dollar Diplomacy was to prevent foreign powers from gaining or enlarging investment footholds in key markets.
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Mexican people revolted which led to massive immagration to the US
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American sailors were arrested in Tampico to get them back Wilson threatened to use force.
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife are assassinated by Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo.
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Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, which sparks their allies to delare war on each other.
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Wilson says the US will remain neutral.
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Germany sends the Zimmerman telegram to Mexico but Britian intercepted it.
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The United States declares war on Germany
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Woodrow Wilson declares his 14 point plan about peace negotiations to Congress.
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Americans were scared that communism would come into the US. It was used by businessmen to end labor strikes.
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The Treaty of Versailles ends WWI officially.
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Fear that Chinese laborers would steal white jobs and hurt their standard of living.
