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Congress agreed to buy Alaska for 7.2 million dollars from Russia. This bargain became known as "Seward's Icebox"
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America conquered all land from eat to west coast, but enough is never enough.
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The tariff raised the average duty on imports to almost fifty percent, an act designed to protect domestic industries from foreign competition
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Lynching of two Italians in New Orleans brought tensions between Italy and America
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2 American sailors made the hostility between Chile and America inevitable.
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Hawaii annexed to the United States wanting their sugars, and as a "gas stop" for its navy
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Tariff slightly reduced the United States tariff rates from the numbers set in the 1890 McKinley tariff and imposed a 2% income tax. (Crippled sugar production in cuba)
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Cubans rose to revolt against their Spanish oppressors, roots were partly for economic reasons
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Richard Onley appointed secretary of state, will later on become involved to the point to alert the Naval power of desputes with Britain and US in latin america
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A story that caused a storm as the letter was highly critical of President McKinley
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Tragedy struck when the Maine mysteriously blew up in Havana Harbor
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McKinley asks Congress for war urging them to help free oppressed Cuba
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Dewy successfully carried out orders to take the Philippines from the Spanish
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The Anti imperialist league was founded to fight McKinley and administration 's expansionist moves.
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After a mishap the Spanish sign an armistice calling an end to fighting
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Spanish and America negotiators met in Paris; Cuba was freed, Americans secured Philippines, The US seceded Puerto Rico
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The policy proposed to keep China open to on an equal basis, keeping power for all, and calling upon all powers, within their spheres of influence, to refrain from interfering with any treaty port or any interest, to permit Chinese authorities to collect tariffs on an equal basis, and to show no favors to their own nationals in the matter of harbor dues or railroad charges.
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A secret societ, known as Boxers, attacked foreign settlements and murdered dozens of Christianity missionaries
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Hay feared that the expeditionary force in China will attempt to take over the country so he issued more notes stating that the US is committed to preserve China's territorial integrity and they will safely and equally trade with all parts of china
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President McKinley won election against the democrat nominee William Jennings Bryan as acquisition of land made him more favorable to others
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The policy refers to Roosevelt’s foreign policy: "speak softly, and carry a big stick," describing his style of foreign policy as "the exercise of intelligent forethought and of decisive action sufficiently far in advance of any likely crisis.
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Cuba agrees never to sign with another foreign power, permitted the US to intervene in Cuba;s affair, and allowed the US to maintain Naval Bases in Cuba
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Roosevelt orchestrated a revolt for Panama's independence, with one blow the rebellion succeeded.
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A desire for the US in order to move around its empire easily. Many people lost their lives in order to make the canal possible
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An arrangement where Japan agrees to restrict immigration to the States
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Roosevelt and the rough riders charged in at Santiago at el Caney's and Kettle hill