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Made to strip Hawaiian of much of its authority.
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William McKinley won the election with 271 electoral votes and 7,104,779 popular votes.
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The United States annexed Hawaii in 1898 at the urging of President William McKinley.
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At 9:40 pm on Feb. 5th, 1898 the USS Maine explodes causing it to sink. Killing 206 officers and men on board.
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The war originated in the Cuban struggle for independence from Spain. Spain declared war on April 24th followed by a U.S. declaration of war on the 25th which was made retroactive to April 21st.
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Also known as the Battle of San Juan Heights. One of the final battles of the Spanish-American War. Located at Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.
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the start of the boxer rebellion
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On November 6th William Mckinley was reelected. McKinley defeated William Jennings Bryan, winning 292 electoral votes to Bryan's 155.
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McKinley was in his second term. He was shot at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. 28-year-old Leon Czolgosz was the shooter.
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Throughout the 1800s, American and British leaders and businessmen wanted to ship goods quickly and cheaply between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts
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With the support of the U.S. government, Panama issues a declaration of independence from Colombia.
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Roosevelt defeated Alton B. Parker. His wi marked the first time a president was not originally elected to the office succeeded in retaining the presidency.
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The Great White Fleet was a sixteen battleship fleet that sailed on a world voyage.
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Republican William H.Taft defeated Democrat William Jennings Bryan. Taft defeated Bryan with 321 electoral votes to 162.
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John Flamming Schrank attempted to assassinate Teddy, getting caught before succeeding. Roosevelt refused to go to the hospital until is speech was finished. The wound healed around the bullet, and he never got it out.
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On November 5th Woodrow Wilson was elected and Roosevelt and Taft were defeated. Wilson won with 435 electoral votes.
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Congress has power to lay and collect taxes on incomes.
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Angered over American support of his rivals for the control of Mexico, Villa attacks border town Columbus, NM.
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President Woodrow Wilson created the National Park Service.
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Pershing Expedition wore out its welcome and Carranza forced them to withdraw from Mexico because the men were getting into skirmishes in Mexican towns and villages.
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This amendment prohibited the manufacturing, transportation, and sale of alcohol within the United States.
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Woman gain the right to vote
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Taft served in the supreme court from 1921-1930. Taft Court refers to the supreme court at the time he was in it.
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Roosevelt died at age 60 from Hemorrhagic stroke
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On 21 May 2002, at about 2330 PDT, while operating approximately 100 miles (160 km) off the coast of San Diego, California, Dolphin was cruising on the surface, recharging her batteries, when a torpedo shield door gasket failed, and the boat began to flood.
