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McKinley Tariff
The McKinley Tariff of set the average ad valorem tariff rate for imports to the United States at 48.4%, and protected manufacturing. Its chief proponent was Congressman and future President William McKinley. -
Teller Amendment
The Teller Amendment was an amendment to a joint resolution of the United States Congress, in reply to President William McKinley's War Message. It placed a condition of the United States military in Cuba. According to the clause, the U.S. could not annex Cuba but only leave "control of the island to its people." -
Spanish-American War
The Spanish–American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the U.S. It was a brief, intense conflict that effectively ended Spain's worldwide empire and gained the United States several new possessions in the Caribbean and the Pacific. -
Annexation of Hawaii
During 1800s, it became clear to the U.S. that Hawaii was becoming more and more important as a commercial export resource and as a strategic location for defense. The U.S. also became concerned with the fact that Hawaii might become part of a European nation's empire, possibly Great Britain or France. Therefore, on July 7, 1898, U.S. President McKinley signed a bill which resulted in the United States annexing Hawaii. -
Annexation of the Philippines
The Philippine-American War, a conflict between a group of Filipino revolutionaries and the U.S., arose from the struggle of the First Philippine Republic to gain independence following annexation by the United States. -
The Boxer Rebellion
The Boxer Rebellion was an uprising led by the Chinese Boxer movement in 1900 against Westerners and those under their influence as a consequence of Gunboat Diplomacy. -
Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty
The Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty was a treaty signed in November of 1903, by the United States and Panama, that established the Panama Canal Zone and the subsequent construction of the Panama Canal. -
U.S. and the Panama Canal
Panama was part of the country of Colombia but when Colombia rejected U.S. plans to build a canal across the Isthmus of Panama, the U.S. supported a revolution that led to the independence of Panama in 1903. The new government in Panama authorized French businessman Philippe Bunau-Varilla, to negotiate a treaty with the U.S. Thus, allowing the U.S. to build the canal. -
Roosevelt Corollary
Was an extension of the Monroe Doctrine by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt. Gave a right to the United States to "stabilize" the economic affairs of small states in the Caribbean and Central America if they were unable to pay their international debts. -
The Great White Fleet
The Great White Fleet was the popular nickname for the United States Navy battle convoy that completed a circumnavigation of the globe by order of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt. -
Dollar Diplomacy
Dollar Diplomacy is the term used to describe the effort of the U.S. to further its aims in Latin America and East Asia through use of its economic power by guaranteeing loans made to foreign countries.
