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Texas gains independence from Maxico, However, the United States wouldn't recognize it in the Union.
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Mexican cavalry attacked a group of U.S. soldiers, killing at least a dozen.
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The United States purchased Alaska from the Russians.
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Cuban colonists revolted against the Spanish who controlled their island.
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A deal was made to allow duty-free trade of sugar from Hawaii to America.
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King Kalakaua was forced to accept a new constitution that took away some of his political power and give some of it to Hawaii.
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Mahan published the book The Influence of Sea Power upon History, 1660-1783. It is, "a revolutionary analysis of the importance of naval power as a factor in the rise of the British Empire."
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The treaty was signed by Britain and Japan. it ended the unequal treaties and the system of extraterritoriality in Japan.
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Economic depression hits Cuba's population. Caused by falling sugar and tobacco prices. Led to another revolt
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America annexed the islands of Hawaii for their sugar planters.
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The Amerian ship was sent to Cuba after riots broke out in Havana to protect American interests.
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Mckinley sent message to Congress stating that he favored American Intervention in Cuba.
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U.S. Congress declared War on Spain
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U.S. Asiatic Squadron, under Commodore George Dewey, destroyed the Spanish Pacific fleet at Manila Bay.
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Roosevelt resigned his position in the Naval Department to lead the "Rough Riders" up San Juan Hil
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The Treaty of Paris is signed in France. This treaty officially ended the Spanish-American War, Spain recognized the independence of Cuba, and gave the United States the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam for $20 million
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American forces and Filipino nationalists broke out into fight. Emilio Aguinaldo lef the nationalists to gain independence.
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John Hay, Secretary of State, asked European leaders for an Open Door policy in China to allow all nations to be able to trade with China.
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The Boxer Rebellion was a Chinese secret organization that led an uprising in China to go against the spread of Western and Japanese influence in the area.
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The United States bought the rights to build on the land of Panama for the canal. It was opposed by the Columbians.
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President Roosevelt proclaimed an official pardon and declared that the war be over. After the war ended, there were still small fights against America's rule for years after.
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Stated that the United States could intervene in any country in the Western Hemisphere is they did harmful things to the U.S. or if they threatened to.
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He won the award for his mediation between the Japanese and the Russians after the war between them, the Russo-Japanese War of 1904.
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Stated that American investment abroad would ensure stability and good relations between America and other nations.
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The canal was built and American businesses could now use it to ship goods more efficiently.
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Ferdinand was assassinated by Bosnian nationalists. After this event, many other events were set off that led to WW1.
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After the assassination, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. This is officially the first World War.
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President Wilson issued an official proclamation of American neutrality in WW1.
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British passenger ship, the Lusitania, was sunken by a German submarine that shot a torpedo at it.
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Germany had declared the area around the British Isles would be a war zone. Here, any ships including those from neutral countries, would be attacked by the German Navy.
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The Zimerman note was a proposition from Germany that in the event the United States enters WW1, Germany and Mexico would be allianced.
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Plan he proposed during a speech for the postwar world. It proposed open peace treaties, freedom of the seas, arms reduction, and a League of Nations.
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The Red Scare was the promotion of fear for a potential rise of communism in the United States.
