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William Seward was Secretary of State under Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson. He arranged the purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867 for 7.2 million dollars.
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In 1869 William Seward retired. Before this, he considers acquiring the Hawaiian Islands.
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In 1891, Queen Lilioukalani became the leader of Hawaii. She took over as leader after the dealth of the former King, her brother.
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U.S. leaders pressured Hawaii into allowing a U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor. This allowed for refueling of many ships going across the Pacific.
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American Planters in Hawaii staged a revolt. They did this with help of the U.S. Marines.
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President McKinley sent the U.S.S. Maine to Cuba. It was dispatched to protect U.S. citizens.
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President McKinley demanded the withdrawel of Spanish forces from Cuba. Spain refused, as a result, a war broke out.
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The first battle of the Spanish-American War took place on the other side of the world. Manila Bay in the Philippines.
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Spain signed a truce to end the war. For Spain, four centuries of glory had come to end.
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In 1917, the U.S. agrees to make Puerto Rico a self-governing territory and U.S. citizenship to all Puerto Ricans.
