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Annexation of Hawaii
A sense of expansionism surrounded settlers from Hawaii to overthrow the kingdom. With the help of President McKinley they took over the kingdom of princess Queen Liliuokalani's throne. They later considered Hawaii an independent country, U.S later annexed Hawaii in 1893. -
Causing the Spanish- American War
There was an explosion of a us naval ship in Cuba t,hat lead to US joining the war and helping Cuba gain there independence in 1898. -
Spain declares war
With the intervention of the United States, Spain was furious and declared war on the United States in April 20th, 1898. -
Spanish - American War
The war was fought in two places which were the Caribbeans and the Pacific for 3 months. -
War of Spanish- American War
George Dewey led a U.S. naval squadron into Manila Bay in the Philippines on May 1, 1898. But , the War was only one sided for the reason that Spain didn't want to send there troops all the way to the Philippines. -
Cause of the ending of the war
Spanish Caribbean fleet was under Adm. Pascual Cervera which was located on the harbor in Cuba , later Santiago surrendered to Shafter on July 17, thus effectively ending the war. -
Ending of the Spanish- American War
The 3 month war ended by both armies ceasing fire in August 21, 1898. -
Treaty of Paris
In December 10, 1898 the Spanish - American war was finally over, Spain agreed with Cuba's Independence and gave the U.S Guam and Puerto Rico. -
effects of the Untied States winning the war
With the victory of the U.S it emerged from the war a world power with far-flung overseas possessions and a new stake in international politics that would soon lead it to play a determining role in the affairs of Europe -
Reasons for building the Panama Canal
Many people wanted a route for faster shipping and trading between countries and Teddy Roosevelt was going to give them a route for faster trading. -
Building of the Panama Canal
following the failure of the french on constructing a passage, the united states took that route. The U.S was on it way to creating a 50 mile long canal across Panama . -
building of the panama canal commence
It officially started construction, and was a thrown a ceremony on May 04, 1904 -
Problems with Building the Panama Canal
There were some issues with the construction of the panama canal, much of the French equipment was in need of repair, while the spread of yellow fever and malaria was frightening off the workforce. Under pressure to keep construction moving forward, Wallace instead resigned after a year. -
A new Chief Engineer is placed
A railroad specialist named John Stevens took over as chief engineer in July 1905 -
John Stevens effort
Right after being appointed chief engineer John Stevens recruited West Indian Laborers. -
Fast Progress
Stevens ordered new equipment and devised efficient methods to speed up work, such as the use of a swinging boom to lift chunks of railroad track and adjust the train route for carting away excavated material. -
A Helping Hand
The project was helped immensely by chief sanitary officer Dr. William Gorgas, who believed that mosquitoes carried the deadly diseases indigenous to the area. -
Succeeded in dropping disease
The last reported case of yellow fever on the isthmus came in November 1905, while malaria cases dropped precipitously over the following decade. -
Resigned
In November 1906, the project suffered a setback when Stevens suddenly resigned a . -
A new 3rd Chief Engineer
Roosevelt named Army Corps engineer Lt. Col. George Washington Goethals the new chief engineer, granting him authority over all administrative matters in the building zone. -
Priorities
Goethals focused efforts on Culebra Cut, the clearing of the mountain range between Gamboa and Pedro Miguel. -
Concrete
Construction of the locks began with the pouring of concrete at Gatún in August 1909. -
Almost complete
The grand project began drawing to a close in 1913. -
Panama Canal finally complete
The Panama Canal officially opened on August 15, 1914 with a total cost of more than $350 million -
Hawaii becomes a State
After many years of Hawaii being a us territory, they finally admitted Hawaii as the 50th state of the United States in 1959.