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Seward's Folly (ALASKA)
Congress agreed to purchase Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million. -
Alfred Thayer Mahan
"The Influence of Sea Power Upon History" argued that a strong navy was key to dominance as a world power -
Hawaiian Monarch Overthrown
American settlers overthrew the Hawaiian monarch, Queen Liliuokalani -
Cuban Revolt
Cuban nationalists started sabotaging plantations to either force SPain out or involve the US -
Annexation of Hawaii
Outbreak of war in the Philippines gave Congress and McKinley reason to complete annexation. -
Teller Amendment
Authorized war with Spain and said the US was not trying to take political control over Cuba. -
De Lome Letter
A letter written by a Spanish official that painted McKinley in a bad light, many thought it to be a Spanish insult to the US. -
Sinking of the Maine
US battleship that exploded in Havana, Spain was blamed -
US Captures Manila
Philippines fell under US control -
Invasion of Cuba
The United States took Cuba from the Spanish -
McKinley's war message
Declared war on SPain. -
Open Door
Hay's "open door" policy established in China. -
Treaty of Paris
Official annexation of the Philippines--beginning of US?Philippine war -
Boxer Rebellion
Chinese secret society attacked foreign settlements and Christian missionaries. US troops were involved in crushing the rebellion. -
Hawaii
Hawaii becomes official U.S. territory. -
Hay-Pauncefote Treaty
Ended joint British-US control of canals--US could build Panama canal without British involvement -
Platt Amendment
Cuba agreed to never sign a treaty that compromised its independence, build up excessive public debt, and to permit the US to intervene with Cuban affairs to preserve its independence and allow the US to keep naval bases there, including Guantanamo Bay -
End of War
The insurrection in the Philippines was stopped. -
Insular Cases
Supreme Court ruled that the territories under the control of the United States (Philippines, Puerto Rico) are not subject to the constitution. -
Roosevelt Corollary
U.S. would police debt payment in Latin America. -
The "Gentleman's Agreement"
Japan agreed to limit immigration to the U.S., Roosevelt agreed to talk to San Francisco schools about desegregation. -
Great White Fleet
Roosevelt sent a fleet of U.S. battleships to demonstrate American power to other countries. -
Railroads in China
Taft secured American participation in investing in Chinese railroads. -
Completion of the Canal
Panama Canal completed, linking Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. -
Tampico Incident
Several American Seamen were arrested at Tampico. Almost started a war, but ABC (Argentina, Brasil, and Chile) stepped in to mediate. First dispute in Americas to be settled by joint mediation. -
Lusitania
British passenger ship with American passengers sunk by German submarines. -
Expeditionary Force
Wilson ordered troops to pursue Pancho Villa into Mexico after Villa raided Texas and New Mexico. -
Election of 1916
Wilson re-elected President -
Selective Service Act
began the draft in America -
Zimmerman Telegram
Intercepted telegram proposing that Mexico ally themselves w/ Germany in return for Germany helping them reclaim territories lost, such as Texas. -
America enters the War
Wilson declares war on Germany (largely due to German submarine warfare) to "make the world safe for democracy" -
Russian Revolution
Czar overthrown, one of Wilson's objections to joining the war no longer valid -
Palmer Raids (RED SCARE)
Palmer called for the arrest of radicals (anarchists, socialists, etc) due to "anti-communist hysteria." -
Treaty of Versailles
Ended the first World War, unintentionally set the stage for WWII
