US History 2 chap 18 By KatyWarden6 1867 US Purchase of Alaska 1867 US Settles Midway Islands Period: 1868 to 1878 First Cuban Rebellion Period: 1883 to 1890 Construction of first US Steel-hulled cruisers Jan 17, 1893 Overthrow of Hawaiian Monarchy Period: 1898 to 1958 Cuba Libre Movement Launched Feb 15, 1898 USS Maine Explodes Dec 10, 1898 Treaty of Paris 1899 "Open Door" Policy Introduced Period: 1899 to 1902 Philippines revolt against US control Period: 1899 to 1901 Boxer Rebellion Period: 1903 to 1934 Cuba is Protectorate of the US Nov 1, 1903 Panama declares independence Period: 1904 to 1914 Panama Canal construction 1905 US negotiates end to Russo-Japanese War 1911 Porfiriato Diaz overthrown Period: 1914 to 1915 US fights with General Huerta's Mexico 1915 US Marines take over Santo Domingo Jul 27, 1915 Guilaume Sam's Massacres Jul 29, 1915 US Marines take over Haiti Period: 1916 to 1917 General Pershing hunts Pancho Villa 1917 American Occupation of Puerto Rico officially ends 1917 Full citizenship rights for Puerto Ricans Aug 1, 1934 US leaves Haiti 1947 Philippines becomes officially independent