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a principle of US policy, originated by President James Monroe in 1823, that any intervention by external powers in the politics of the Americas is a potentially hostile act against the US.
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The United States purchase Alaska making it one of the 50 states of America
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U.S. annexed Midway Islands
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Hawaiian Sugar Canes prices rise because of U.S. tariffs
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Grover Cleveland ran for president, and he ran against Adlai Stevenson I. He ended up becoming president for the 2nd time.
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The Panic of 1893 was a serious economic depression in the United States that began in 1893 and ended in 1897
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Cuban separatists revolt against Spanish Rule
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William McKinley elected to First term.
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Spain institutes reconcentration on Cubans
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Spain gets revolted against by the Philippine (Filipino) Rebels.
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USS Maine is sent to Havana with Spain’s Permission, they were sent by President McKinley
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a note written by Señor Don Enrique Dupuy de Lôme, the Spanish Ambassador to the United States, to Don José Canalejas, the Foreign Minister of Spain, reveals de Lôme’s opinion about the Spanish involvement in Cuba
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Hawaii is annexed by the U.S.
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The Spanish American War begins in 1898
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Philippines is captured by the U.S. from Spain
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The Teller Amendment was an amendment to a joint resolution of the United States Congress
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U.S. Forces in Philippines capture Equiano Aguinaldo
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The Spheres of Influence in China was when different European nations had control over prosperous Chinese ports and had control of trade in that region disregarding the rights of the Chinese people.
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allowed for a system of trade in China open to all countries equally.
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a Chinese secret organization called the Society of the Righteous and Harmonious Fists led an uprising in northern China against the spread of Western and Japanese influence there.
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William McKinley for the Second Time is re-elected to Second Term
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officially known as the Organic Act of 1900, is a United States federal law that established civilian (albeit limited popular) government on the island of Puerto Rico.
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Theodore Roosevelt becomes President
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The Platt Amendment outlined the role of the United States in Cuba and the Caribbean, limiting Cuba's right to make treaties with other nations and restricting Cuba in the conduct of foreign policy and commercial relations.
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agreement between the United States and Panama granting exclusive canal rights to the United States across the Isthmus of Panama in exchange for financial reimbursement and guarantees of protection to the newly established republic.
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stated that the United States would intervene as a last resort to ensure that other nations in the Western Hemisphere fulfilled their obligations to international creditors
