*Guitar solo intensifies* America Builds a Empire

  • Alaska Was Purchased

    Alaska Was Purchased
    struggling with debt accrued during the disastrous Crimean War (1853–56)
    On March 29, 1867 Alaska was purchased from Russia The price $7.2 million amounted to about two cents per acre.
  • Hawaii Gets taken over

    Hawaii Gets taken over
    A coup d'état was performed on January 17, 1893, Over threw the monarchy, and was performed primarily of American citizens.
  • Yellow Journalism

    Yellow Journalism
    It caused Journalism to have more color and address the people more than before, it also created a form of propaganda in the sense, That Fox News, and NBC news have different stories on the same issue due to political view.
  • THe Spainish American War

  • America claims Guam, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico

    America claims Guam, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico
    June 21, 1898 Gaum Surrendered
    August 14, 1898, Philippines Surrendered

    December 10, 1898 Puerto Rico Surrendered
  • THe Anti Imperialist league

    THe Anti Imperialist league
    The Anti-Imperialist League was ultimately defeated in the battle of public opinion. By a new wave of politicians who successfully advocated the virtues of American territorial expansion in the aftermath of the Spanish-American War.
  • Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders

    Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders
    1898 he resigned from the navy to create the Rough Riders, the first voluntary cavalry in the Spanish-American War.
  • China's Open Door Policy

    China's Open Door Policy
    China aloud Europe and foreign entities into their country for support, primarily for the spread of religion and increase in trade.
  • The Boxer Rebellion

    The Boxer Rebellion
    China peasants all of sudden hate this open door policy and rebels and fights foreign foes.
  • Roosevelt's Big Stick Diplomacy

    Roosevelt's Big Stick Diplomacy
    Roosevelts Big Stick Diplomacy was a major part of Theodore Roosevelt's international relations policy. The theory is that leaders strive for peace while also keeping other nations aware of its military power.
  • America gets involved with Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Panama

    America gets involved with Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Panama
    America presence increases in south America primarily to create a trade route in panama, and to make America a Super Power.
  • he Mexican Revolution

    he Mexican Revolution
    The election of a new president caused Mexicans to rebel and petition for change and in outrage.Mexico’s government was reformed due to this.
  • America Claims Neutrality at the start of WWI

    America Claims Neutrality at the start of WWI
    n February 1915, Germany announced unrestricted warfare against all ships, neutral or otherwise, that entered the war zone around Britain. Later on, Germany sunk four more U.S. merchant ships like total assholes , so on April 2, President Wilson was all like "Lets kick their asses " and then we defeated the world.
  • Woodrow Wilson's 14 Points

    Woodrow Wilson's 14 Points
    President Wilson set down 14 points as a blueprint for world peace that was to be used for peace negotiations after World War I. The details of the speech were based on reports generated by “The Inquiry,” a group of about 150 political and social scientists.