IMPERIALISM

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  • • Early 1800s, New England settled in Hawaii

    • Early 1800s, missionaries from New England made the long voyage to Hawaii and settled there.
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    IMPERIALISM

  • 1853 Kayama Yezaimon Spots American Fleets.

    • In 1853, Kayama Yezaimon, daimyo of Uraga spots American Fleets

  • 1854 Perry (Commodore) and Tedo (Prince) agree to trade.

    • February 1854, Perry(Commodore) returns to Edo (Prince) to find out if he accepted a treaty to trade w/ one another

  • Canal across Panam

    • In 1878 Ferdinand de Lesseps, the French engineer who built the Suez Canal, began to dig a canal across the Isthmus of Panama.

  • Maine was attacked.

    • Around 1989 on the Maine late night.

  • • Color presses began in 1890

    • Color presses began in 1890

  • Memebers of the rebellion attack Hawaii

    • January 17, 1893, armed members of the committee attacked.

  • Informers found out about the attack that was planned.

    • Morning of January 7, 1895, but informers told the government about their plot.

  • Trading Routes to China

    • 1895 trading routes to China were huge

  • President McKinley hopes high for annexation of Hawaii

    • In 1896, however, the election of a Republican, William McKinley, as president of the United States, rekindled Hawaiian hopes for annexation.

  • Splendid Little War

    A Splendid Little War:
    • July 1st 1898.

  • Boxer rebellion

    • Boxer Rebellion was around the 1900’s

  • Theodore Roosevelt Running Mate

    • In 1900, Republicans nominated Teddy as President McKinley's running mate.

  • • American troops on the ramparts at Manila

    • American troops on the ramparts at Manila, c. 1898-1901.