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Congress purchases Alaska for 7.2 million
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This book was significant becuase he said that a strong navy was key in order to secure foreign markets and becoming a world power.
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In the 1890s, "Jingoism" emerged, an intense form of nationalism, calling for intense foreign policy.
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American settlers overthrew the Hawaiian monarch, queen Liliuokalani
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In 1895, the Cubans adopted a strategy that destroyed Cuban plantations in order to force the Spanish to leave, or America to join their cause.
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This letter was significant in the fact that it was very critical of President McKinley, almost as if it was an insult to the president himself
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The U.S. Battle ship Maine was attacked, killing 260 Americans
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The Teller Amendment stated that America had no Interest in controlling Cuba Politically
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The first shots of the war took place in the Philippines.
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Theodore Roosevelt sends a fleet leaded by Commodore George Dewey to the Philippines.
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The Spanish American war ends by Spain asking for U.S. terms of peace
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The outbreak of war in the philipines allowed Congress and President Mckinley to annex Hawaii
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Imperialists were able to succeed in annexing the Philippines
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Hay sent out a diplomatic note to countries holding spheres of influence in China to prevent the U.S. from getting blocked out completely
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A secret society of Chinese nationalists attacked and murdered many Christian missionaries
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Hawaii became a new territory of the U.S.
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After McKinley died, Roosevelt took office, and initiated his "Big Stick" Diplomacy
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This treaty allowed the U.S. to build the panama canal without any opposition from GB
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Rebels in the Philippines decided it was best to end the fighting because they knew that they couldn't win
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Imperialist rivalry between the two nations caused this war to occur
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The construction of the canal began
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When Taft took office, he created the foreign policy known as Dollar Diplomacy.
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Victoriano Huerta took controll of Mexico and made many attempts to try to kill the elected president
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Construction of the canal ended
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Wilson sent an arms deal to rebels that were fighting against Huerta
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Late in 1914, Huerta lost his power of Mexico and a new democratic government came in
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This was a German war strategy used to give the Germans control of the sea
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This was the first major event that challenged U.S. nuetrallity
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Italy joins the war and makes an alliance with the allied forces
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Wilson goes to congress and declares for a declaration of war against Germany
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Incarcerated people for trying to incite war in between the armed forces
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Prohibited "disloyal" or "abusive" remarks about the government
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The Germans surrendered to the Allied forces, surrendering their arms, navy, and their occupied territory
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There was a general unhappiness with the Peace process, as well as a fear of a communist take over in Russia
