Expansionism in America

By datboiijohn

  • Treaty with Korea

    The U.S tries to get a favorable treaty with Korea but with force

  • The Treaty of Washington

    The U.S and Great Britain signed a treaty to settle for fishing and boundary disputes

  • U.S base in Samoa

    The U.S builds a naval base in Pago Pago, Samoa

  • Panama Canal controversy

    President Hayes warns that any canal built across the Panama will be controlled by the U.S

  • Hawaii and the Monroe Doctrine

    Secretary of State James Blaine states that the islands of Hawaii belong to the U.S and follow the Monroe Doctrine

  • Early Pearl Harbor

    The Senate strikes a deal with Hawaii allowing the U.S to build Pearl Harbor and it will be under U.S control

  • American Imperialism

    Alfred Thayer Mahan supported the idea of American Imperialism in his book named "The Influence of Sea Power upon History"

  • The Big Sister Policy

    Created by Secretory of Sate James G. Blaine was to rally the Latin American countries under the leadership of the U.S

  • McKinley tariff

    The McKinley tariff raised barriers for Hawaiian sugar

  • Annexation of Hawaii

    Hawaii was annexed as the 50th state to the United States after finally agreeing with the natives

  • Decline for annexation

    The queen of Hawaii declines the offer to be annexed with the U.S

  • Hawaii's government

    The Senate allows Hawaii to keep it's government and warns that if any country interferes with Hawaii, then they would be considered an enemy of the U.S
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    Great Rapprochement

    The summary of economic and military objectives between the U.S and Great Britain

  • The devastation of the U.S warship The Maine

    While resting in Havana, Cuba, The Maine suddenly exploded which lead to the U.S declaring war on Spain

  • The Rough Riders

    The Rough Rider Calvary is organized by future president Theodore Roosevelt
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    The Spanish-American war

    Fought between Spain and America, only lasting 4 months the U.S gains territory from Spain

  • Battle of Manila Bay

    The Battle of Mania Bay marked the beginning of independence of the Philippines and the decline of Spain's control

  • The invasion of Cuba

    A total number of 647 American Marines land in Guantanamo Bay launching the invasion of Cuba

  • The conquest of San Juan Hill

    Theodore Roosevelt leads the black Ninth and Tenth Regiments to San Juan Hill to capture

  • The U.S territory of Guam

    After the Spanish-American war, the U.S acquires the island of Guam as a territory

  • Cuba gains independence

    Cuba gains independence from Spain but the U.S gain a small amount of control of Cuba

  • Resistance against America

    Emilio Aguinaldo leads a violent protest against American presence in the Philippines

  • The U.S territory of Puerto Rico

    After the Treaty of Paris, the U.S adds Puerto Rico as a U.S territory rather than a state

  • The Foraker Act

    The U.S established the law so that Puerto Rico has a limited popular government

  • The Philippines become a U.S territory

    After signing the Treaty of Paris, the U.S grants ownership of the Philippines as a territory