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Missionaries Arrive in Hawaii
The first missionary company arrives in Hawaii. Attempted to convert Hawaiians to Christianity. Opened businesses and raised crops, like sugarcane. Some Americans became rich sugar planters. -
David Kalakaua treaty with US
David Kalakaua was elected to the Hawaiian throne. He was signed a treaty with the United States. That made it possible for sugar to be sold to the U.S.. But the U.S. businessmen did not trust him because he had connections with corrupted men, Kalakaua accepted a new constituion because the opposition used violence. Also this new constitution established new things and more arrangements of offices in state. -
Bayonet Constitution
Planters held King Kalkaua at gunpoint so he would sign it. Granted more power to the panter-controlled legislature. -
Kalakaua's Death, New Queen
King Kalakaua died and his sister Liliuokalani got elected queen. Members of the Native Population convinced the queen to draft the constitution( native right, powers & committee on annexation). If she wouldn't have been convinced the Annexation wouldn't have happened. -
Queen Overthrown
Queen Liliuokalani was the last monarch of Hawaii and was overthrown by a party of businessmen. This was important because Queen Liliuokalani was the last monarch of Hawaii that was Hawaiian. -
Hawaii Becomes Public
Sanford Dole president of the Provisional Government of Hawaii, ordered Queen Liliuokalani to restore power. Then the Provisional Government declared Hawaii a republic. -
Cuba Fights For Its Independence
As Cuba struggles to win its freedom from Spain, American newspapers publish sensational stories about the Spain's brutality toward the Cubans. Some Americans begin to call for the U.S. to get involved in the fight. -
Spain Announces an Armistice
Spain agrees to an armistice, which will halt the fighting with Cuba. However, Spain only agrees to allow Cuba to have limited self-government and the U.S. Congress gives President William McKinley the right to use force against Spain. -
McKinley Wants to Declare War
McKinley wanted to avoid war, he asks Congress to declare war on Spain. McKinley is pressured by American newspapers that call him a weak president for not standing up to Spain. -
Spain Declares War
Spain is not ready for a war with the U.S., Spain declares war on the United States. The U.S. declares war against Spain the next day. -
Rough Riders
Theodore Roosevelt leas the Rough Riders at San Juan Hill. U.S forces attack Spain on the southern coast of Cuba. Spanish troops at San Juan Hill and Kettle Hill are overwhelmed by U.S. troops, including the Rough Riders, led by Teddy Roosevelt. The win permits the U.S. to launch a siege of Santiago de Cuba. -
Annexation of Hawaii
U.S wanted Hawaii for business and so Hawaiian sugar couldbe sold in the U.S duty free. Once by annexed by the United States, the Hawaiian Islands remained a U.S territory until 1959, when they were admitted to statehood as the 50th century. -
Battle of Santiago
The Spanish fleet in the Caribbean is destroyed in the Battle of Santiago. After this ease fight with Spain, they came to an agreement to cease the fighting. The war came to an end. -
Philippines Become Independent
The Philippines rejects U.S. rule and declares itself an independent republic, beginning the Philippine-American war. After the U.S. defeats the Philippines, revolution leader Emilio Aguinaldo is captured and forced to pledge allegiance to the American government. -
Treaty of Paris
The Spanish-American War officially ends when the U.S. and Spain sign the Treaty of Paris. The U.S. takes possession of Guam, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico for $20 million. -
U.S Withdraws from Cuba
The Treaty of Paris calls for Cuba to be independent from the U.S and the U.S. helped free the country from Spain. American troops withdraw from Cuba, although Cuba will experience years of turbulent leadership in the decades to come. -
Hay-Herran Treaty
The development of the Panama Canal began with the signing of the Hay-Herran Treaty by the United States and Colombia, which owned the Isthmus of Panama until November 1903. Although Colombia never ratified the treaty, it caused the U.S. to support a Panamanian uprising that resulted in independence and the eventual construction of the canal. -
Constructing the Canal
After nearly a decade of construction, President Woodrow Wilson sent a signal from the White House to blow up the Gamboa Dike, causing water to flow into the Panama Canal and joining the Atlantic and Pacific oceans for the first time. Although the explosion did not mark the completion of the project, the event was celebrated around the world. -
The Alexandre La Valley
The Alexandre La Valley, an old French crane boat, reached the Pacific Ocean and became the first self-propelled vessel to cross the Panama Canal. The crane moved through the waterway during the final stages of construction, which would end later that year. -
Construction was Completed
Construction was completed and the Panama Canal officially opened for traffic from around the world with the passage of the S.S. Ancon cargo ship. In total, the project cost the U.S. almost $375 million — the rough equivalent of $8.6 billion today. For the first several months of its operation, the canal was closed to warships as World War I began in Europe. -
Panama Canal in Danger
There was more construction done to it, but it was canceled once WW2 started. President Kennedy & Panama President Chiari had a meeting and some negotiations that people didn't agree to. This led to years of unrest in the canal zone, culminating in several riots and other violent demonstrations.Many were harm, it resulted as a "suspension of relations" with the US. -
Panama Regained Control
After decades of unrest, President Jimmy Carter and Panama’s head of government, Gen. Omar Torrijos, signed treaties that guaranteed Panama would regain control of the Panama Canal. The historic agreement effectively ended more than half a century of U.S. rule and set a timetable for Panama to regain the canal on Dec. 31, 1999. The canal would pass through both Panama & the US. -
Panama Canal Authority
Control of the Panama Canal was officially transferred to Panama nearly a century after the U.S. purchased it in 1903. After 1999, the canal was put under the authority of the government-run Panama Canal Authority. -
Expanding the Panama Canal
Panamanians voted to pass a $5.2 billion project aimed at expanding the Panama Canal, with 78% of people in favor. The Panama government expected the project would create 7,000 jobs and be completed in eight years, just in time for the canal’s 100th birthday. But others were skeptical, saying the government didn’t have the resources to finish the expansion while also dealing with high poverty rates. -
Panama Canal Expansion Priject
After almost a year of planning, construction began on the Panama Canal expansion project,the job’s original expected completion date of 2014 was later delayed two years due to cost overruns and work stoppages. It connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean.