Chapter 3 Timeline

  • Monroe Doctrine

    Monroe Doctrine

    DescriptionThe Monroe Doctrine was a United States policy that opposed European colonialism in the Americas. It began in 1823; however, the term "Monroe Doctrine" itself was not coined until 1850.
  • United States purchases Alaska from Russia

    United States purchases Alaska from Russia

    On March 30, 1867, the United States reached an agreement to purchase Alaska from Russia for a price of $7.2 million. The Treaty with Russia was negotiated and signed by Secretary of State William Seward and Russian Minister to the United States Edouard de Stoeckl.
  • Midway Islands annexed by U.S.

    Midway Islands annexed by U.S.

    Theodore Roosevelt placed the islands under the control of the U.S. Navy.
  • Tariffs cause Hawaiian Sugar Cane prices to rise

    Because of the tariffs on the sugar cane coming from Hawaii, they had to put the prices higher so that they could actually make money.
  • Second time Grover Cleveland elected president

    Second time Grover Cleveland elected president

    The first Democrat elected after the Civil War in 1885, our 22nd and 24th President Grover Cleveland was the only President to leave the White House and return for a second term four years later
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    American Economic depression of 1893

    The Panic of 1893 was a serious economic depression in the United States that began in 1893 and ended in 1897. It deeply affected every sector of the economy, and produced political upheaval that led to the political realignment of 1896 and the presidency of William McKinley.
  • Cuban separatists revolt against Spanish rule

    Basically the Cubans didn’t want the Spanish to rule them so they revolted
  • President McKinley elected to first term

    McKinley was elected president over all the other candidates
  • Spain institutes reconcentration on Cubans

  • Philippine rebels revolt against Spain

  • President McKinley sends USS Maine to Havana with Spain’s permission

  • De Lome Letter

  • U.S. annexes Hawaii

  • Spanish-American war begin

  • U.S. captures Philippines from Spain

  • Teller Amendment passed

  • Equiano Aguinaldo captured by U.S. forces in Philippines

  • China divided into “spheres of influence”

  • Open door policy

  • Boxer Rebellion in China

  • President McKinley re-elected for second term

  • Foraker Act

  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes president

  • Platt Amendment

  • Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty

  • Roosevelt Corollary