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McKinley asked Congress for authority to use force against Spain.
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Proclaimed Hawaii an Merican territory, although Hawaiins had never had the chance to vote.
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United States and Spain met in Paris to agree on a treaty. Spain freed Cuba and turned over islands of Guam to the United States.
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German invaded Belgium, following a strategy known as the Schlieffen Plan.
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One of the worst disasters occured....a U-boat sank the British liner Lusitania off the southern coat of Ireland.
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Munoz Rivera stood before the U.S. House of Representatives to discuss the future of Puerto Rico.
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Lasted until mid-November, the British suffered 60,000 casualties the first day alone.
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A light drizzle fell on Washington as senators, representatives, ambassadors, members of the Supreme Court, and other gusts crowded into the Capitol building to hear President Wilson deliver his war resolution.
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Tennessee passed the nation's first law that made it a crime to each evolution.
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The triel opened, where almost overnight became a national sensation.
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Lindbergh took off near New York City in the Spirit of St. Louis, flew up the coast to Newfoundland and headed over the Atlantic.
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The stock market crash.
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The stock market took a plunge and panicked investors unloaded their shares.
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The bottom fell out of the market and the nation's confidence.
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President Hoover encouraged Americans to remain confident about the economy.
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Ann wrote an account in her diary.
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Under American rule, the Philippines moved gradually toward independence and finally became an indpendent republic.
