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Queen Liliuokalani became the leader of Hawaii. She believed that the planters had too much infuence, so she tried to limit their power and it caused an uprising. source: The book.
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Elected again in 1892,Grover Cleveland won and became the 24th president of the United states. source: http://www.ipl.org/div/potus/gcleveland.html
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In 1896, the Republican national convention nominated William Mckenley as President. He won, and became the 25th Presedint of the United States. source : http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898/mckinley.html
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The American press was attacking Spain through its editorials. Members of the Republican Party saw Cuba as a key to U.S. domination of the Caribbean, and this was what started the war. Source: http://www.essortment.com/spanish-american-war-1898-21618.html
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The Panamanian's signed the Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty, Granting the USA sovereign rights over the Inter oceanic canal that would be built in the following year. source: Book and http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107870.html
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The Russo-Japanese War was a battle between two empires going from 1904 to 1905. Source: http://nmhm.washingtondc.museum/exhibits/mcgee/mcgee.html
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In 1904 Theodore Roosevelt was elected President over Democrat Alton B. Parker. Source: http://www.theodoreroosevelt.org/life/timeline.htm
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President Theodore Roosevelt, honoring a promise not to seek a third term, persuaded the Republican Party to nominate William Howard Taft. Source: The book and http://potus.com/whtaft.html
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On this date the revolutionary war to overthrow the dictator Porfirio Díaz, began. source: http://www.inside-mexico.com/revolucion.htm and book.
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The Panama Canal was opened to traffic on August 15, 1914, when the steamship SS Ancon cross it. Source: http://www.canalmuseum.com/ and DA BOOK!
