US Imperialism Timeline

  • Annexation of Hawaii

    Annexation of Hawaii

    leading to the end of the indigenous hereditary monarchs largely at the hands of United
  • Spanish-American War

    Spanish-American War

    The Spanish American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of U.S. intervention in the Cuban War of Independence
  • San Juan Hill

    San Juan Hill

    The Battle of San Juan Hill, also known as the battle for the San Juan Heights, was a decisive battle of the Spanish–American War. The San Juan heights was a north-south running elevation.
  • Treaty of Paris 1898

    Treaty of Paris 1898

    The Treaty of Paris of 1898 was an agreement made in 1898 that involved Spain relinquishing nearly all of the remaining Spanish Empire
  • Open Door Policy

    Open Door Policy

    is a term in foreign affairs initially used to refer to the United States policy established in the late 19th century and the early 20th century.
  • Boxer Rebellion

    Boxer Rebellion

    secret organization called the Society of the Righteous and Harmonious Fists led an uprising in northern China against the spread of Western and Japanese influence there
  • Great White Fleet

    Great White Fleet

    was the popular nickname for the United States Navy battle fleet that completed a circumnavigation of the globe
  • Alaska

    Alaska

    t's known for its dramatic diverse terrain of wide open spaces mountains and forests