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Seward purchased Alaska from Russia. It was a big bargain because of all the resources we got from Alaska.
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Seward retired. He was considering getting Hawaii, but didn't.
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Queen Liliuokalani became the leader of Hawaii. She tried to limit the United State's power.
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The United States took over Hawaii. They overthrew Queen Liliuokalani and set up their own government.
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McKinley sent the U.S.S. Maine to over to Cuba. Next month, the ship was blown up.
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McKinley gave the Spanish 3 days to resign power after the U.S.S. Maine was blown up. The Spanish didn't, and the Spanish-American War began
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The Battle in Manila Bay started. U.S. troops took Manila over in the end when they won.
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Spain signed a truce with America. America had destroyed a lot of Spain's fleet and people.
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The final peace treaty was signed between Spain and the United States. Spain had to agree to give up colonies.
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The U.S. let Puerto Rico govern themselves. They granted U.S. citizenship to them, though.
