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James Monroe created this. This said that European powers can't colonize in America. The British backed the United states because of their navy.
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This was the war waged by the Chinese on the British. The British were smuggling outlawed Opium into China. This angred the Chinese and then they fought and lost to the far superior British.
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Commodore perry went on a diplomatic trip to Japan. He told Japan to establsih trade with the Americans. Japan was previusly isolated.
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The Us and Spanish went to war because a yellow journalist article stated that the SPANISH BLEW UP THE uSS MAine. The Us won.
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At this point Texas belonged to Mexico which was caucasionaly populATED. They did not want mexican rulers. Texas then broke away and was annexed by the Us
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The panama canal is currently running through the atlantic to the pacific ocean through panama. This is an important passage for trade ships.
