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Alaska Purchase
The U.S purchased Alaska from Russia for 7.2 million dollars and the negotiation was made by the secretary of state William Seward -
Alfred Thayer Mahan
Wrote "The Influence of Sea Power", served in the Civil War -
Hawaii:Cleveland Rejects Annexation
President Grover Cleveland denied Republican efforts to annex Hawaii -
Spanish-American War:Yellow Press
Newspapers present little or no legitimate researched news and instead use eye catching headlines to increase sales -
Spanish-American War: De Lome Letter
Written by the Spanish minister to the president of the United States, the letter was highly critical of president McKinley and was considered an insult from Spain to the U.S -
Spanish-American War:Teller Amendment
Legislation that promised the U.S would not annex Cuba after winning the Spanish-American War -
Spanish-American War:Guantanamo Bay
Naval base in Cuba granted to the U.S as part of the Platt Amendment -
Hawaii:Annexation
Hawaii was annexed as a territory of the U.S -
Philippine-American War:Treaty of Paris 1898
Spain relinquishes all of its remaining empire, including the Philippines, to the U.S -
Spanish-American War:The Sinking of the Maine
U.S battle ship, The Maine, anchored in Havana,Cuba, exploded and killed 260 Americans -
China:Open Door Policy
Statement of principles initiated by the U.S for the protection of equal privileges among countries trading with China -
Spanish-American War:Foraker Act
Law passed by Congress under which the U.S gave Puerto Ricans a limited say in government -
China:Boxer Rebellion
Violent anti-foreign, anti-colonial, and anti-Christian uprising -
Panama Canal: Hay-Pauncefote Treaty
Preliminary to the creation of the Panama Canal -
Spanish-American War:Platt Amendment
Legislation that severely restricted Cuba's sovereignty and gave the U.S the right to intervene if Cuba got into trouble -
Panama Canal:Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty
Established the Panama Canal Zone and the subsequent construction of the Panama Canal -
Big Stick Diplomacy:Russo-Japanese War
Roosevelt arranged for a diplomatic conference between Russia and Japan where they both agreed to the Treaty of Portsmouth, but Japan blamed the U.S for their country not getting all they wanted from Russia -
Big Stick Diplomacy:Gentlemen's Agreement
Arranged by Roosevelt's policy, the Japanese government secretly agreed to restrict the emigration of Japanese workers to the U.S in return for the Roosevelt persuading California to repeal its discriminatory laws -
Japan:Root-Takahira Agreement
Accord between the U.S and Japan that averted a drift toward possible war by mutually acknowledging certain international policies and spheres of influence in the Pacific -
Dollar Diplomacy
Foreign policy by president Taft to ensure the financial stability of a region while protecting and extending U.S commercial and financial interests there -
Mexico:Mexican Revolution
Major armed struggle radically transforming Mexican culture and government -
Mexico:Tampico Affair
Began as a minor incident involving U.S sailors and Mexican land forces loyal to the Mexican dictator -
World War 1: Lusitania Crisis
The first major crisis U.S neutrality and peace was the torpedoing and sinking of a British passenger liner, The Lusitania -
Philippine-American War:Jones Act of 1916
Granted full territorial status to that country, guaranteed a bill of rights and universal male suffrage to Filipino citizens, and promised Philippine independence as soon as a stable government was established -
Red Scare
Promotion of widespread fear by a society or state about a potential rise of communism -
Spanish-American War:Jones Act of 1917
Granted Puerto Ricans citizenship and gave them the right to elect both houses of their legislature -
World War 1:Zimmerman Telegram
Secret diplomatic communication from Germany that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico -
World War 1:Espionage Act
Provided imprisonment for up to 20 years for persons who tried to incite rebellion in the armed forces or obstruct the operation of the draft -
World War 1: Selective Service Act
Authorized the U.S federal government to raise a national army for service in World War 1 through conscription -
World War 1: Sedition Act
Prohibited people from making "disloyal" or "abusive" remarks about the U.S government -
World War 1: Case of Schneck v U.S
A man was imprisoned for distributing pamphlets against the draft, Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes ruled that the right to free speech could be limited when it presented a "clear and present danger" to public safety -
World War 1:Treaty of Versailles
Peace treaty that brought an end to World War 1, Germans must pay for reparations
