Imperialism

By AdamMorway

  • Treaty of Kanagawa

    Opened trade between Japan and the United States.

  • Annexation of Alaska

    United States purchases Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million.

  • Annexation of Hawaii

    United States annexed Hawaii in 1898 at the urging of President William McKinley.

  • William McKinley becomes president

    William McKinley becomes president.

  • Spanish American War

    War between United States and Spain

  • Treaty of Paris

    US obtains the Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico, and makes Cuba a protectorate

  • Open Door Policy

    foreign affairs initially used to refer to the United States policy established in the late 19th century.

  • Boxer Rebellion

    Chinese secret organization called the Society of the Righteous and Harmonious Fists led an uprising in northern China.

  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes president

    Theodore Roosevelt becomes president.

  • Panamanian Revolution

    With the support of the U.S. government, Panama issues a declaration of independence from Colombia.

  • Roosevelt Corollary

    Addition to the Monroe Doctrine articulated by President Theodore Roosevelt.

  • Portsmouth Treaty

    Signed on after negotiations lasting from August 6 to August 30, at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine, in the United States.

  • Great White Fleet

    Popular nickname for the United States Navy battle fleet that completed a journey around the globe.

  • William H. Taft becomes president

    William H. Taft becomes president.

  • Mexican Revolution

    Radically transformed Mexican culture and government.

  • Woodrow Wilson becomes president

    Woodrow Wilson becomes president.

  • Panama Canal

    Panama Canal is finished and starts operating

  • Pancho Villa Raids

    Several hundred Mexican Guerrillas raid the small border town Columbus, New Mexico