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Purchase of Alaska
Congress agreed to buy Alaska for 7.2 million dollars from Russia. This bargain became known as "Seward's Icebox" -
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Expansionism Era
America conquered all land from eat to west coast, but enough is never enough. -
McKinley Tariff
The tariff raised the average duty on imports to almost fifty percent, an act designed to protect domestic industries from foreign competition -
Italy and the US on a brink of war
Lynching of two Italians in New Orleans brought tensions between Italy and America -
Port Valisparaiso
2 American sailors made the hostility between Chile and America inevitable. -
Annexation of Hawaii
Hawaii annexed to the United States wanting their sugars, and as a "gas stop" for its navy -
American Tariff
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) -
Cubans rise in revolt
Cubans rose to revolt against their Spanish oppressors, roots were partly for economic reasons -
Richard Onley secretary of state
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 -
De Lome Letter
A story that caused a storm as the letter was highly critical of President McKinley -
The Maine
Tragedy struck when the Maine mysteriously blew up in Havana Harbor -
McKinley wants war
McKinley asks Congress for war urging them to help free oppressed Cuba -
Dewy;s Victory at Manila
Dewy successfully carried out orders to take the Philippines from the Spanish -
Anti Imperialist League
The Anti imperialist league was founded to fight McKinley and administration 's expansionist moves. -
Confused invasion ends
After a mishap the Spanish sign an armistice calling an end to fighting -
Treaty of Paris in 1898
Spanish and America negotiators met in Paris; Cuba was freed, Americans secured Philippines, The US seceded Puerto Rico -
Open Door Policy
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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Boxer Rebellion
A secret societ, known as Boxers, attacked foreign settlements and murdered dozens of Christianity missionaries -
Hay's Second Round of Notes
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 -
Election of 1900
President McKinley won election against the democrat nominee William Jennings Bryan as acquisition of land made him more favorable to others -
Roosevelt's Big-Stick Policy
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. -
Platt Amendment
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 -
Revolution in Panama
Roosevelt orchestrated a revolt for Panama's independence, with one blow the rebellion succeeded. -
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Panama Canal
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 -
Gentleman's agreement
An arrangement where Japan agrees to restrict immigration to the States -
Confused Invasion
Roosevelt and the rough riders charged in at Santiago at el Caney's and Kettle hill