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The Influence of Sea Power Upon History
Alfred Thayer Mahan wrote this book during a time of improvement in naval technology and described the importance of naval supremacy during his time. -
Liliuokalani
Queen Liliuokalani (1838-1917) was the last sovereign of the Kamehameha dynasty and she ascended the throne in 1891. -
Klondike Gold Rush
There was gold found near the Klondike River in Alaska so approx. 100,000 people migrated in hopes of becoming rich. -
Annexation of Hawaii
The U.S. Congress passes a resolution to annex Hawaii and in two years Hawaii will become a territory of the US on February 22nd. -
Battle of San Juan Heights
U.S. forces defeat the Spanish at the Battle of San Juan Heights. -
Spanish-American War
US Congress declares war on Spain. -
1st Battle of Spanish-American War
U.S. Commodore Dewey and his Asiatic squadron defeat the Spanish fleet at Manila Bay in the Philippines. -
US and Cuba
U.S. troops land in Cuba. -
Santiago Bay
U.S. forces destroy the Spanish Fleet off Santiago Bay, Cuba. -
Surrender
The Spanish surrender at Santiago. -
Protocol of Peace
The U.S. and Spain sign the Protocol of Peace, ending hostilities between the two. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris is signed by representatives from the U.S. and Spain. After extensive debate, the treaty is ratified by the U.S. senate on February 6, 1899. Under the treaty, the U.S. acquires control over Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines. -
Phillipine-American War
Emilio Aguinaldo proclaims war on U.S. forces. -
Boxer Rebellion
A Chinese 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. -
The Venezualen Affair
Roosevelt requested that Britain and Germany pull out their forces from the area while simultaneously stationing naval forces in Cuba to ensure "the respect of Monroe doctrine" and the compliance of the parties in question. -
Surrender
The last of Samar's guerrillas surrenders. -
Panama and Nicaragua vs. the Big Stick
Both Nicaragua and Panama experienced Roosevelt's signature diplomacy in canal-related incidents. -
Panama Canal Zone
U.S. acquires Panama Canal Zone and a signed treaty. -
Dollar Diplomacy
Taft attempted to use America's financial power to extend its international influence. -
Panama Canal Opens
Panama Canal was completed in 1913 and officially opened in 1914. -
Archduke Assasinated
Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assassinated in Sarajevo. His death is the event that sparks World War I. -
WWI
Germany invades Belgium, beginning World War I. -
Germans Fire
This is the first time that large amounts of gas are used in battle, and the result is the near-collapse of the French lines. -
Lusitania Sinks
A German submarine sinks the passenger liner Lusitania. The ship carries 1,198 people, 128 of them Americans. -
Mexican Revolution
The current constitution of Mexico was approved by a constituent assembly in Querétaro. -
Zimmerman Telegram
British intelligence gives Wilson the so-called Zimmermann Telegram, a message from German foreign secretary Arthur Zimmermann proposing that Mexico side with Germany in case of war between Germany and the United States. -
US Enters WWI
Congress authorizes a declaration of war against Germany. The United States enters World War I on the side of France and Britain. -
Armistice Day
An Armistice is signed ending fighting on the Western Front. -
Red Scare
Hysteria over the perceived threat posed by Communists in the U.S. became known as the Red Scare and led to the McCarthy trials and much more. -
China Floods
A series of floods that occurred during the Nanjing decade in the Republic of China era. -
Mexico enters WWII
Manual Ávila Camacho forges a friendly relationship with the U.S. which leads Mexico to declare war on the Axis powers after the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor. -
Pearl Harbor
The Japanese military attacked U.S. forces in Pearl Harbor thus instagting the U.S. to enter World War II. -
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
American B-29 bomber dropped the world’s first deployed atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The explosion wiped out 90 percent of the city and immediately killed 80,000 people; tens of thousands more would later die of radiation exposure. Three days later, a second B-29 dropped another A-bomb on Nagasaki, killing an estimated 40,000 people.
