United States purchases Alaska from Russia United States annexes the Midway Islands
Beginning of European “Scramble for Africa”
Trade agreement between the United States and Hawaii signed
Publication of Our Country by Josiah Strong that discusses the role of Anglo-Saxons in the world
Pro-American sugar planters overthrow Queen Liliuokalani in Hawaii
Revolt against the Spanish in Cuba and harsh Spanish reaction angers many in the United States
William McKinley elected as the twenty-fifth (25th) president of the United States
Explosion of the U.S.S. Maine in Havana harbor killing over 260 Americans
Secretary of State John Hay asks European leaders for an Open Door policy with China
Naval Act of 1900 authorizes construction of offensive warships requested by U.S. Navy
The Assassination of President William McKinley Vice President Teddy Roosevelt become the twenty-sixth (26th) president of the United States
Teddy Roosevelt re-elected as president
William Howard Taft elected as the twenty-seventh (27th) president of the United States
Woodrow Wilson elected as the twenty-eighth (28th) president of the United States
The Outbreak of World War I in Europe with Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The Completion of the Panama Canal after 10 years of building and many deaths.
The Sinking of the Lusitania by a German U-boat killing 128 Americans.
Germany torpedoes the Sussex and then promises to warn merchant ships if they are to be attacked
The Battle of the Somme
The Battle of Verdun: The longest battle of WWI from February - December
The Re-Election of President Woodrow Wilson with the campaign slogan of “He kept us out of war”
Zimmerman Telegram between Germany and Mexico that angers American public is intercepted Germany declares unrestricted submarine warfare United States enters World War I by stating that U.S. rights as a neutral country had been violated
Military success by the American Expeditionary Force at Chateau-Thierry
Paris Peace Conference creates the Treaty of Versailles
The Battle of the Somme
