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Finally Texas gains it independence from Mexico, but the U.S. still wouldn't recognzie it as apart of the Union.
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Mexican soldiers attacked American soldies; killing about a dozen.
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Purchased from the Russians, Alaska was oficially apart of the United States.
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A deal was struck between American and Hawaii to trade sugar, duty-free.
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King Kalakaua was forced into signing a constitution that gave some of his rights to the people.
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Mahan published his book, "The Influence of Sea Power Upon History."
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Signed by Britain and Japan, this treaty ended the unfair legalizations and the system of extraterritoriality going on in Japan.
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Falling sugar and tobacco prices led to an economic depression in Cuba resulting in another citizen revolt.
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Cuban colonists revolted against the Spanish who currently controlled their land.
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The U.S.S. Maine was sent out to Cuba after riots broke in Havana, and ended up sinking.
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President McKinley sent a message to Congress stating that he favored American intervention in Cuba.
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Finally, U.S. Congress declared war on Spain.
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U.S. Asiatic Squadron under Commodore George Dewey, sunk and destroyed the Spanish Pacific fleet at Manila Bay.
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Roosevelt resigned his prestigious position in the Naval Department to lead the group known as "The Rough Riders" up San Juan Hill.
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America annexed the islands of Hawaii for their sugar planters.
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This treaty oficially ended the Spanish-American War, resulting in Spain's recognition of Cuba's independence and America's gains in land such as Puerto Rico, the Phillipines, and Guam.
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American forces and Filipino nationalists broke out into a fight resulting in Emilio Aguinaldo leaving the nationalists to gain indepedence.
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John Hay, Secretary of State, asked European leaders for an Open Door Policy w/ China to allow all nations trade with the country.
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Led by a Chinese secret organization, the boxer rebellion was an uprising in China to oppose the spread of Japanese and Western influence.
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President Roosevelt granted an offical pardon, ending the war.
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Even though opposed by the Columbians, the United States bought the rights to build the Panama Canal.
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Roosevelt stated that the United States could intervene in the Western Hemisphere if felt threatened.
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Roosevelt was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his mediation between the Japanese and Russians during the Russo-Japanese War of 1904.
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The Dollar Diplomacy stated that American investment abroard would be beneficial because it would ensure stability and good relationships between the U.S. and foreign nations.
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Ferdinand was assasinated by British nationalists, iniating WW1.
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After the assasination of the Archduke, Austira-Hungary declared war on Serbia, starting the first war of WW1.
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President Wilson issued an official proclamation of American neutrality in WW1.
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Completion of the Panama Canal meant easier trade for American business.
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The ship was sunken by a German submarine that struck it with a torpedo.
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The Zimerman note was a proposition from Germany to Mexico urging them to be alliances which resulted in the United States entering WW1.
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Germany declared that the area around the British Isles would be considered war zones, meaning if any ship entered, they would be shot down.
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Woodrow Wilson's plan for wold peace that would be used for negotiations during WW1.
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The Red Scare was about worker revolution and political radicalism.
