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First New England missionaries arrived in Hawaii
This event is significant because it is the beginning American involvment in Hawaii.
1840’s American State Department started warning other
countries to keep hands off
1887- treaty with natives government guaranteeing rights to naval-base, Pearl Harbor
1990- Mckinley raised taxes on Hawaiian sugar, markets went sour -
Alfred Thayer Mahan
Helped stimulate naval race in 1890 with his book, The Influence of the Sea upon History, arguing that control of the sea was key to world dominance.
More Americans joined the navy
Lead to the American-building of isthmian canal between the Atlantic and Pacific -
revolt lead by Queen Liliuokalani
This event is significant because it shows Hawaiian resitance to American control.
treaty of annexation rushed to washington
rejected by Cleveland -
Explosion of the Maine
This event is significant because it causes friction that leads to the Spanish- American War
The Maine mysteriously explodes
US blames Spain -
Official declaration of war.
This is the official beginningof the Spanish American War. -
Mckinley sent war message to congress, urging intervention to free Cubans
This event shows some of the reasons behind the Spanish- American War.
Teller Amendment- After America overthrows Spanish misrule, Cuba would be granted its freedom. -
George Dewey sent ships to Manila harbor .
Theodore Roosevelt cabled Dewey ordering the American
This is a moajor battle of the Spansh American War.
Asiatic Squadron at Hong Kong, descend upon Spain’s Philippines.
appears to have destroyed enemy fleet
appearance of German warships deepened tension -
Americans finally capture Manilla.
Major American victory of the Soanish American War -
Fighting broke out at El Caney and Kettle Hill
American victory in the Spanish American war.
Roosevelt’s Rough Riders charged with support from two crack black regiments.
suffered heavy casualties but ultimately won -
Santiago surrendered to American forces
This event shows the ending of the Spanish American War.
Spanish fleet destroyed by American warships -
Hawaiian become American citizens
Mckinley passed a joint resolution of annexation, granting
This event is significant because it shows the granting of citizenships to Hawaiian residents that eventually leads to more territory fot the United States.
Hawaiian residents American citizenship.
worried Japan may try to take control while America was busy elsewhere.
full territorial status granted in 1900 -
Spain signed an armistice.
This event marks the offical end of the Spanish American War.
Hasty preparations for descent of Puerto Rico before the war should end
America met less resistance than in Cuba
Spain satisfied its honor. -
Secretary of state John Hay dispatched Chinese Open Door note
urged them to announce that in leaseholds or spheres of influence they would respect certain Chinese rights and the ideal of fair competition.
1900-Hay announced that Open Door would embrace China’s territorial integrity -
War erupted in the Philippines
This event marks the beginning of the Phillippine- American War.
Bitterness against American troops, under Emilio Aguinaldo, erupted into insurrection as the filipinos fought for their freedom. -
Panama Canal route decided
shifted to Columbia which Panama was a restive part.
rejected American offer of 10 mil and $250,000 a year for 6 mile wide zone across Panama
1904- Canal building started -
U.S. naval troops prevented Colombian troops from crossing the isthmus to quell the uprising
Siginificnt because it shows US control over the Canal.
Bunau-Varilla, disturbed by the thought to losing the company’s 40 million, worked with revolutionists to incite a riot -
Big stick became effective in the Caribbean
United States took over management of tariff collection in the Dominican Republic -
Shadow of big stick fell on Cuba
“Revolutionary disorders brought appeal from the Cuban president and “necessity being the mother of intervention” U.S. marines landed¨ -
Period: to
Gentlemen’s agreement
Gentlemen's Agreement with JapanTokyo agreed to stop the flow of laborers to the American mainland by withholding passports -
Dollar Diplomacy
Philander C. Knox proposed that a group of American and foreign bankers buy Manchurian railroads and then turn them over to China under a self- liquidating arrangement.
Japan and Russia refused to be put out of dominant position. -
Small party of American sailors was arrested in Mexico
This event marks the beginning of problems with Mexico.
promptly released
Mexico apologized
Wilson ordered navy to seize the Mexican port of Vera Cruz
determined to eliminate Huerta
Withdrawn in January 1917 -
Assassination of the Archduke
This is a significant event because it plays a major role in the causes of World War 1.
Franz Ferdinand was assassinated. -
Huerta collapsed
Huerta collapsed form internal and external pressures. Wilson succeeded. -
German sinking of British passenger liner Lusitania
This event is significant because it gives a reason for American to get involved in World War 1, however they did not immediatley result to fighting.
1198 lives lost including 128 Americans. -
America enters WW1
This event is significant because it is when America officially got involved in fighting World War 1.
Wilson declares war against Germany. -
Selective service act
This is an important event because it shows how America raised an army for World War 1.
Men ages 21-30 had to register for the military. -
Geramny's continues unrestrited warfare
This event is important because it provides another reason for American involvment in World War 1.
Germany announces that they will continue unrestricted warfare and sink ships without warning. -
End of World War 1
This event is important because it marks the end of the first world war. -
Period: to
Red Scare
Red Scare imageThis event marks the fear of of the spread of Communism.
The fear of the potential rise of communism
resulted in nation-wide crusade of communist
Fear of Russia -
Treaty of Versailles
This is an important event because it ends the war between Germany and the Allied powers.
One of the treaties signed at the end of World War 1 -
Nine Power Treaty
formally incorporated the principles that that helped spare China from partition during troubled years -
Philippines finally granted their freedom
The Phillippines finally granted freedom, the development of important economic ties.
In the meantime many Filipinos immigrated to America
important economic ties developed -
Alaska becomes a state
This event is significant because it addition of the 49th state to the union.
March 13, 1968- oil discovered in Alaska
