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Alfred T Mahan "The Importance of Sea Power"
Book written about how each world super power has had one of the most formidable navies. Those who rule the ocean rule the world. -
Venezuela Border Dispute
Great Britain was taking more and more land from Venezuela. Venezuela wanted it to stop . The us used the Monroe Doctrine to almost go to war with GB. -
"scramble for Africa"
the invasion, occupation, and division of African territory by the European Powers. It is also called the partition of Africa. -
Building of the Panama Canal
The U.S. built a canal connecting us to Panama to help trade go smoother. -
Sinking of the USS Maine
USS Maine was an American naval ship that sank in Havana Harbor during the Cuban revolt against Spain, an event that became a major political issue in the United States. Started the Spanish American War. -
Overthrow of Queen lilikoulani
The Hawaiian Monarchy was overthrown by sugar planters and businessmen when they forced her to abdicate. This eventually led to Hawaii being admitted as the 50th U.S. state. -
Annexation of Hawaii
Dole declared Hawaii an independent republic. Spurred by the nationalism aroused by the Spanish-American War, the United States annexed Hawaii in 1898 at the urging of President William McKinley. Hawaii was made a territory in 1900, and Dole became its first governor -
De Lome Letter
letter written by the Spanish Ambassador to the United States, Enrique Dupuy de Lôme, criticized American President William McKinley by calling him weak and concerned only with gaining the favor of the crowd. -
Spanish-American War
The Spanish–American War was a conflict fought between Spain and the United States in 1898. Hostilities began in the aftermath of the internal explosion of the USS Maine in Havana harbor in Cuba -
Teller Amendment
an amendment to a joint resolution of the United States Congress, enacted on April 20, 1898, in reply to President William McKinley's War Message. It placed a condition on the United States military's presence in Cuba. -
Rough Riders Charge up San Juan Hill
the bloodiest and most famous battle of the war. It was also the location of the greatest victory for the Rough Riders, as claimed by the press and its new commander, Theodore Roosevelt, who was to eventually become first vice-president and then president -
Treaty of Paris (1898)
The Treaty of Paris of 1898 was an agreement made in 1898 that involved Spain relinquishing nearly all of the remaining Spanish Empire, especially Cuba, and ceding Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines to the United States. -
Boxer Rebellion
Violent anti-foreign and anti-Christian uprising that took place in China between 1899 and 1901, towards the end of the Qing dynasty. -
Foraker Act
a United States federal law that established civilian government on the island of Puerto Rico, which had recently become a possession of the United States as a result of the Spanish–American War. -
Insular Cases
The Insular Cases are a series of opinions by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1901, about the status of U.S. territories acquired in the Spanish–American War. -
Roosevelt Corollary
addition to the Monroe Doctrine articulated by President Theodore Roosevelt in his State of the Union address in 1904 after the Venezuela Crisis. -
Great White Fleet
nickname for the United States Navy battle fleet that completed a journey around the globe from December 16, 1907, to February 22, 1909 -
Annexation of Samoan Islands
The United States acquired Samoa in 1899 when Samoa was divided into two territories in which the United States received the eastern islands and Germany the western islands, according to Encyclopedia Britannica. It was formally ceded to the United States by the chiefs of the island in later years. -
Platt Amendment
part of the 1901 Army Appropriations Bill. It stipulated seven conditions for the withdrawal of United States troops remaining in Cuba at the end of the Spanish–American War, and an eighth condition that Cuba sign a treaty accepting these seven conditions.
