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Chapter 18
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US purchases Alaska
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US acquires Pearl Harbor
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McKinley Tariff is passed
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William McKinley is elected 25th President of US
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Boxer Rebellion
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Spanish Minister DeLome writes insulting letter about President McKinley
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USS Maine explodes in Havana Harbor
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US declares war on Spain
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Hawaii Becomes Territory of US
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US takes Puerto Rico from Spain
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US and Spain sign an armstice ending the Spanish American War
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US and Spain sign Treaty of Paris 1898
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Sanford Dole replaces Queen Lili of Hawaii and forms new Republic of Hawaii
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McKinley is re-elected as President of U.S.
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US acquires Midway Island
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US signs treaty with Panama over rights to Canal Zone
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US begins construction on Panama Canal
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Theodore Roosevelt recives the Nobel Peace Prize
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Mexican Revolution begins
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Panama Canal Opens
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Theodore Roosevelt becomes the 26th President
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Philippines becomes a commonwealth to the U.S.
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Russia declares war on Japan
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Philippines gets its independence
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Puerto Rico becomes a commonwealth to the U.S.
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Hawaii Becomes the 50th State
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President Jimmy Carter signs treaty giving rights to Canal Zone to Panama
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US officially returns entire Canal Zone to Panama
