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Purchase for Alaska is arranged
The purchase for Alaska was arranged on June 20, 1867. It was arranged by William H. Seward and was bought for 7.2 million dollars. This was a very good deal back then because they then got 591,000 square miles of land and the people living there got automatic American citizenship if they lived there for at least two years. Source: Text -
Queen Liliuokalani becomes leader of Hawaii
Queen Liliuokalani became the leader of Hawaii in 1891. She aimed to restore some of the power lost when her brother had the throne. She was born on September 16, 1862. Source: Text -
Destruction of the USS Maine
January 24, 1898 President McKinley sent the USS Maine to Cuba. This was the largest battle ship in the world at that time. The USS Maine blew up the following month by roughly 5 tons of gun powder igniting, blowing up the forward third of the ship. Source: Text -
Cuba's Independence
Although the war took place in Cuba, the first battle was fought in the Phillipine Islands. After the Spanish-American war, President McKinenley signed congressional resolution that called for Cuba's independence and demanded withdrawal of Spanish forces. Source: Text -
Battle of Manila
Just before dawn on May 1, 1898, we went out to battle at Manila Bay. Commodore Dewey led 7 U.S Navy cruisers and gunships in Manila Bay and by 8 A.M we had located and destroyed almost their whole Spansih naval force in the Phillipines. Source: Text -
San Juan Hill
U.S troops, including the Rough Riders, attacked San Juan Hill outside of Sangtiago, Cuba. The Rough Riders was led by Theodore Roosevelt and the following year he was chosen as vice president behind McKinley. Source: Text -
Peace Treaty signed
This peace treaty would end the Spanish-American war. It stated that Cuba would become independent from Spain and the U.S would get Guam, Puerto Rico, and another small Spanish island colony. This was signed on December 10, 1898. Source: Text -
Open Door Policy
John Hay, secratary of state, asked nations involved in the region to follow an Open Door Policy. This meant no single country should have a monopoly on trade with China. Source: Text -
Platt Amendment
The Platt Amendment established that the U.S would end its military occupation and Cuba and leave it to their people. The Platt Amendment had 8 conditions that had to be met by the Cuban government before the U.S military withdrawed. Source: Text -
Puerto Rico becomes U.S territory
The U.S agreed to make Puerto Rico a self-governing territory and grant U.S citizenship to all Puerto Ricans. This also went along with the Peace Treaty in which we got Puerto Rico and other Spanish territories. Source: Text
