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Alfred Thayer Mahan published his book The Influence Of Sea Power Upon History, which talked about the importance of naval power as a factor in the rise of the British Empire.
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U.S. troops helped to overthrow the monarchy of Queen Liliuokalani.
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The Klondike Gold Rush cemented the bond of gold mining and miners with Alaska.
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Negotiations between Spain and U.S. break down after insulting letter from Spanish ambassador is published.
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The U.S.S. Maine blows up, killing 260 American soldiers. It was originally thought that Spain had caused the explosion, but it was actually a mysterious explosion.
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Spain declared war on the United States on April 24, followed by a U.S. declaration of war on the 25th.
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In the first battle between Spanish and American Forces, U.S. Commodore Dewey and his Asiatic squadron defeat the Spanish fleet at Manila Bay in the Philippines.
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U.S. forces defeat the Spanish at the Battle of San Juan Heights.
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U.S. forces destroy the Spanish Fleet off Santiago Bay, Cuba, and the Spanish surrender.
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Because of all nationalism involving the Spanish American war, the United States annexed Hawaii in 1898.
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The U.S. and Spain sign the Protocol of Peace, ending hostilities between the two.
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The Treaty of Paris is signed by representatives from the U.S. and Spain, saying the U.S. acquires control over Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines.
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Jsut two days before the U.S. Senate ratified the treaty, fighting broke out between American forces and Filipino nationalists, lasting for three years.
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The Open Door Policy was the statement of principles initiated by the United States for the protection of equal privileges among countries trading with China and in support of Chinese territorial and administrative integrity.
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President Theodore Roosevelt described his approach to foreign policy as "Speak softly and carry a big stick—you will go far." during one of his speeches.
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Hawaii finally becomes a US territory on February 22, 1900
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The Boxer Rebellion began because people of China wanted to end foreign domination.
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The U.S. purchased the French assets in the canal zone for $40 million
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U.S. threw its military weight behind a Panamanian independence movement, eventually negotiating a deal with the new government that gave them rights in perpetuity to the canal zone.
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The last Filipino General surrenders in 1903.
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The Big Stick policy was applied to the Cuba question, where the United States set a list of rules and standards to which it would hold Cuba instead of annexing it.
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With the Treaty of Portsmouth, Japan earned the following; Chinese port city trading rights, Control of Manchuria in China, Korea became its protectorate, and annexation of the island of Sakhalin.
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Taft's Dollar Diplomacy was a form of American foreign policy to further its aims in Latin America and East Asia through use of its economic power by guaranteeing loans made to foreign countries.
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The Mexican Revolution begins because Madero issues the Plan of San Luis Potosí, which promised democracy, federalism, agrarian reform and worker’s rights and declaring war on the Díaz regime.
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Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated
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Germany invades Belgium, beginning World War I.
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The Battle of Marne was the first battle fought in WW1
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The British passenger ship, the Lusitania, was sunk by a German U-boat
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Mexico remains neutral throughout WW1.
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The United States enters the war
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The Battle of Cantigny is the first major American offensive of the war.
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The First Red Scare was about worker revolution and political radicalism.
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The Treaty of Versailles was signed, which ended the war.
