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Alaska was purchased from Russia for 7 million dollars to rid the continent of another foreign power.
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McKinley Tariff raised taxes on foreign goods affecting the sugar coming from Hawaii
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Author of the book The Influence of Sea Power upon History, that argued the power of the sea was key to world dominance.
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The United States Congress declares war on Spain.
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Battle at Manila Bay in the Philippines was the first battle of the war where U.S. defeats Spain
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U.S. troops land in Cuba
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U.S. forces defeat Spanish troops at the Battle of San Juan Heights
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U.S. and Spain sign the Protocol of Peace, ending hostilities between the two
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U.S. forces destroy the Spanish Fleet off Santiago Bay, Cuba
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Spanish surrender at Santiago
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The Treaty of Paris is signed by representatives of Spain and the United States. Under the treaty the U.S. gains control over Cuba, Puerto Rico, Philippines, and Guam
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Hawaii was annexed so Hawaiian sugar could be sold in the U.S.
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The war began with shooting on the outskirts of Manila
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Open Door policy in China promoting equal opportunity for international trade and commerce in China.
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The Balangiga Massacre was a massacre of many Americans
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The Big Stick Diplomacy was a ideology made by Roosevelt that basically intimidated countries without actually harming them
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Teddy Roosevelt was elected President, he came up with the Big-Stick Diplomacy
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the United States purchased French assets in canal zone for 40 million dollars
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William Howard Taft was elected President in 1909 and later in his presidency gave a message to congress addressing his plan with foreign policy. Dollar Diplomacy was a policy made to promote commercial interest and economic power abroad by guaranteeing loans made to strategically important countries.
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Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated
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German troops crossed the boarder into Belgium and the first battle of the war started, the Battle of Liege
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The Second Battle of Ypres begins
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Battle of Somme begins fought by the British and the French
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United states severs diplomatic ties with Germany. Later President Wilson declares war on Germany
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the U.S. is victorious in their first major action in WWI at the Battle of Cantigny
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The Treaty of Versailles, the most important peace treaty that brought the war to an end was signed
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The Mexican Repatriation was a law to send Mexicans back to Mexico
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Japan's invasion of China. The U.S. didn't recognize it as a war so they could continue to send supplies to both countries.
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the Japanese Embargo was an event in history when America decides to stop trading with Japan in retaliation for their occupation of French Indo-China
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The Bracero Programs was a program established by agreement with the Mexican government to recruit temporary Mexican agricultural workers to the U.S.
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the Loyalty Order was an Executive Order by Truman which made all federal employees to be analyzed to see if they were loyal to the government.
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Panama Canal was built to efficiently get goods from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Also for defense of island territories
