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The Roosevelt Corollary is added to the Monroe Doctrine (which demanded European nations stay out of Latin American affairs), allowing for the U.S. to use force to protect its interests in Latin America.
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William Seward arranged for the U.S. to buy Alaska from the Russians. This was quite the profitable purchase because Alaska was rich in timber, minerals, and oil.
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William McKinley is elected president, and he favored the annexation of Hawaii.
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Hawaii is claimed as an American territory, but Hawaiians never had a chance to vote.
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The U.S.S. Maine is ordered to Cuba to bring home U.S. citizens, but the ship exploded in the harbor of Havana. Newspapers claimed the Spanish were responsible.
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The US took the same role as Spain did in Philippines (imposing their authority). So the Filipinos, led by Emilio Aguinaldo, rebelled, causing the Philippine-American War. The U.S. won.
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The U.S. denied recognition to any nation that it viewed as being against U.S. interests. And because the Mexican government, headed by Victoriano Huerta, came to power with violence, they denied Mexico recognition. In April, one of Huerta’s officers arrested a small group of American sailors. President Wilson used this as an excuse to intervene in Mexico.
