The Imperialist Age

By christianthomas215

  • Monroe Doctrine

    Principle of the U.S. policy by James Monroe in 1823 that any intervention by any external powers in the politics of the Americas is a potentially hostile act against the U.S.
  • Period: to

    Imperialist Age

  • Seward's Folly

    Purchase of Alaska to expand the U.S. for potential resources

  • Mckinley's Tariff

    William Mckinley increased tariffs on manufctured goods to as high as 49%.

  • Venezuela Crisis

    boundary dispute between Venezuela and great Britain ended bringing Britain and the United States to the brink of war.

  • Spanish American War

    A war between Spain and the U.S. following the sinking of the American Battleship Maine in the Havana harbor on February 15, 1898

  • Annexation of Hawaii

    Hawaii was initially reconstituted as an independent republic, but the goal was annexation of Hawaii to the U.S.

  • Treaty of Paris

    This ended the Spanish-American War and made Cuba a independent country and later became a U.S. protectorate and Puerto Rico became a U.S. protectorate and other countries got free from Spain.

  • Annexation of the Philippines

    This added the Philippines as a US territory. This provided more resources for the economy and helped with trade.

  • Dollar Diplomacy

    The U.S. used it's financial power to extend international influence.