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McKinley Presidency
when Mckinley becomes president he helps overhtrow the Hawaiian Queen and helps put American Planters in Hawaii -
Annexation of Hawaii
Residents entering Hawaii, mostly American citizens, overthrew the Hawaiian Queen Liliuokalani and took advantage of her disposal and the UNited States Annexed Hawaii -
USS Maine explodes
in Havana Harbor, Cuba, 260 American Sailors die in boat explosion, Yellow Press calls for war against Spain claiming the explosion as Spanish Plot. -
Spanish American War starts
The United Sates has declared war on Spain inorder to gain colonies from Spain (Phillipines, Cuba, Puerto Rico) and declare as theirs. -
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Spanish American War
War between United States and Spain over colony control -
First battle of Spanish America War
May 1, 1898, the United States's Asiatic Squadron has destroyed the Spanish Pacific Squadron under commnand of Commodore George Dewey -
Arrival of American Troops
The U.S. has landed their troops in Cuba for combat -
Spain Surrender
After much defeat the Spanish surrender at Santiago giving victory towards the U.S. -
Armistice Between Spain and America
The Spanish were loosing to the dominant American Forces, in their situation they were to sign an armistice to not keep loosing. -
Phillipines Independence
The Phillipines declares itself independent after Guerrila style forces led by Emilio Aguinaldo after fighting a war with the US that was longer than the Spanish American War. -
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Migration to Hawaii
Many immigrants, mostly asian, began to migrate to hawaii including puerto ricans and portugese -
Organic Act
after the United States established the Territory of Hawaii, they are to be provided a constitution and a government for the territory. -
US leave Cuba
Cuba gained fromal independence from U.S. and named itself tghe republic of Cuba -
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Building of the Panama Canal
workers in Panama started to buid the panama canal in the orders of President Theodore Roosevelt. -
Hay Herran Treaty
Columbia is offered a treaty in which they will be paid $10 million and an anual pay of $250,000 all for the access of Panama in order to build a Canal -
Panama declares independence from Colombia.
The United states convinced Panama to gain its independence from Colombia in order for the United States to then recognize it as a country; and start the building the Panama Canal -
Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty
Panama and The United States sign the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty giving US access to the isthmus of Panama and the righ to build a Canal across it -
Panama Canal Zone
The United States is given control over the Panama Canal Zone for $10 million dollars in Panama. -
Panama Railroad
the United States purchased the Panama Railroad Company from France inorder to have transportation of supplies easily transported for the Panama Canal -
WIlliam Gorgas
By 1906 William C. Gorgas had eradicated yellow fever and reduced malaria at an all time low throughout the decade of the building of the Panama Canal -
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Creating the Divide
The toughest part of building the panama canal was the clearing of rock along the Gillard Cut to creat the continental divide -
Gentlemens Agreement
due to the influx of Asian Immigrants mostly Japanese coming into Japan, the United States agreed to stop the mistreatment of Japanese migrants if Japan reduces emmigration. -
Panama Canal is in use
Panama Canal is open for use and is able to transport ships across the pacific and atlantic ocean. -
U.S. grants Puerto Rico Citizenship
President Woodrow Wilson signs the Jones-Shafroth Act allowing the Puerto Rican inhabitants, U.S. citizenship. -
Death of Hawaiian Queen
First, Former and Final Queen of Hawaii dies in 1917 and failed to regain her throne