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Alfred Thayer Mahan was a United States naval officer and historian who was the most important American strategist of the nineteenth century
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Cuban nationalists adopted the strategy of sabotaging and laying waste Cuban plantations in order to either force Spain's withdrawal or involve the U.S in their revolution.
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Was apart of the joint resolution following Mckinley's war message. Declared that the U.S had no intention of taking political control of Cuba and that the Cuban people could control their own government once peace was restored.
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Commodore Dewey's fleet opened fire on Spanish ships in the Manila Bay.
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Americans declared war on Spain after the ship Maine exploded in Havana's Harbor. The war was also caused by Americans' desire to expand as well as the harsh treatment that the Spanish had over the Cubans.
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Roosevelt's regiment of volunteers, the Rough Riders, took charge of San Juan Hill in Cuba.
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A letter written by the Spanish minister to the U.S that was highly critical to President McKinley. Many considered it an official Spanish insult against the U.S national honor.
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This war message included four reasons for the U.S to intervene in the Cuban revolution on behalf of the rebels.
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U.S battleship, the Maine, exploded in Havana, Cuba.
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This war convinced American leaders of the need to prepare the island archipelago for eventual self-government.
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The U.S brought Emilio Aguinaldo, a Filipino independence leader, back to the Philippines from exile to undermine Spanish rule and declare Filipino independence, leading to war.
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To protect American lives and property, U.S troops participated in an international force that marched into Beijing and quickly succeeded in crushing the rebellion of the Boxers. China was forced to pay a huge sum in indemnities, which further weakened the imperial regime.
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Theodore Roosevelt coined the phrase “Speak softly and carry a big stick.” The "big stick" symbolizes his power and readiness to use military force if necessary. It is a way of intimidating countries without actually harming them.
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Diplomatic agreement of 1901 that permitted the United states to build and fortify a Central American canal alone, without British involvement.
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Another application to Roosevelt's big-stick diplomacy involved Latin American nations that were in deep financial trouble and could not pay their debts to European creditors. An example of this happened in 1904 when Roosevelt declared that the U.S would intervene instead of the Europeans in Santo Domingo. Aka the Roosevelt Corollary.
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Agreement between the U.S and Japan. Exchanged notes pledging for mutual respect for each nation's Pacific possessions, and support for the Open Door policy in China.
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To protect American investments, the U.S intervened in Nicaragua's financial affairs and sent in marines.
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Taft tested his policy by investing in railroads in China. He believed that private American financial investment in China would lead to greater stability there while promoting U.S business interests at the same time.
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As Austria's ally, the German gov't under Kaiser Wilhelm I declares war against Russia, an ally of Serbia. Also led to WW1
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Pearl harbor was a surprise attack by the Japanese on the United States.
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Hawaii was placed under martial law by the united states during the ww2 era until later on being added as the 50th state
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In the battle of the Aleutian Islands Japanese soldiers invaded Alaskan islands causing a series of battles
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Sugar remained the powerhouse of the economy, but the post-war years saw upheavals in the labor dynamic. Unions became a force to contend with, spurred on by dynamic leaders such as Jack Hall and others. By 1949, they won major victories in improving wages and working conditions.
