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Roosevelt amended the Monroe Doctrine during the Venezula crisis and said the US would get involved with their Latin American neighbors if the defaulted on its debt to Europe.
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China and western nations fight over trade issues.
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Alaska was purchased for $7.2 million from Russia
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He published a book called "The Influence of Sea Power upon History, 1660-1783", this was a revolutionary book on the analysis of naval power as a factor in the rise of the British Empire.
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The Republic of Hawaii is established and they later adobt the US flag.
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US declares war on Spain
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US defeat the Spanish fleet at Manila Bay in the Phillipines
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US deploys troops in Cuba
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US defeats the Spanish in this battle.
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The Spanish surrender at Santiago
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Signed by US and Spain to end hostility between both sides.
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Signed by US and Spain
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The Treaty of Paris is ratified by the US senate in 1899. Under the treaty the US had acquired Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Phillipines.
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Lasted until november of that year when the Phillipinos changed strategies because the American troops were better trained.
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Tries to drive out foreigners and reestablish traditional rule and stifle reforms in Qing administration
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It was the second phase and lasted until July 4th, 1902.
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Hawaii becomes a US territory
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Columbia rejects the idea of letting the US build the canal through Panama to shorten shipping times.
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Panama revolts against Columbia with the help of the US and then gives the US the right to build the canal.
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Guaranteed loans made to foreign countries.
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The citizens are causing uprisings in Mexico against their oppressive rulers.
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The canal was completed in 1913 and opened the following year.
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assasinated and sparks WW1
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Germany invades Belgium triggering the first Wold War.
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The Lusitania, a passenger liner, is sank by a German submarine
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British give the US the telegram which wants Mexico to side with Germany in case of a war between Germany and the US. Germany promises them the land they lost to the US in the southwest. Mexico ended up declining the offer,
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Declare war on Germany and side with France and Britain.
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This is the first major American battle in the war.
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Fighting is ended on the western front.
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As the cold war strengthened between the US and the Soviet Union there was a threat in the US made by communists.
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Mexico helps the US after the Japanese bomb pearl harbor and fight the Japanese in the Philipines.
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US declares war on Japan and enters World War 2 after the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor
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The US used atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki to end World War 2.
