Imperialism E-Timeline & IDs

Maine Explosion

• Maine Explosion

Spanish-American War

• The Spanish-American War, fought between the United States and Spain in 1898, ended Spanish colonial power in the Americas and resulted in the United States gaining territory in the western Pacific and Latin America. The most important result of the Spanish-American War was the United States' emergence as a global naval power.

Annexation of Hawaii

• The annexation of Hawaii by the United States in 1898 stretched American territory into the Pacific and emphasized the benefits of economic integration and the United States' development as a Pacific power. This action enabled the United States to extend its jurisdiction deep into the Pacific, establishing economic ties with the islands that aided the country's growth as a regional superpower.

Open Door Policy

• It was significant in the US's endeavor to develop an international agreement with equal privileges for all countries trading with China, as well as to maintain China's territorial and administrative integrity. The United States' Open Door Policy was a cunning maneuver to generate trade opportunities between the US and China while also emphasizing American interests in the Far East. The Open Door Policy helped the United States to increase its markets for industrialized goods in the short term.

Panamanian Rebellion Against Colombia

• The United States encouraged the insurrection in order to secure a favorable deal for the Panama Canal from the newly independent Panama. The US had wanted this for a long time but had run into opposition from Colombia's government.

Completion of Panama Canal

• The Panama Canal was a symbol of the United States' technological superiority and economic might. Although American management of the canal subsequently became a source of friction in US-Panamanian ties, it was hailed as a great foreign policy triumph at the time. Shippers of commercial items, ranging from vehicles to grain, can save time and money by transferring cargo between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans more swiftly thanks to the canal.

Foraker Act

• This Act established a civil government in Puerto Rico and provided for free passage between the two countries. It established a civil government and gave the President the authority to choose the governor of Puerto Rico and members of the upper house legislature.

Platt Amendment

• The Platt Amendment was a pact between the United States and Cuba that sought to safeguard Cuba's autonomy against outside intrusion. It allowed the US to be heavily involved in Cuban foreign and domestic issues in order to ensure the country's sovereignty.

Roosevelt Corollary

• Because it sent a message to European and Latin American governments, the Roosevelt Corollary was a significant addition to the Monroe Doctrine. It declared that the United States would not permit European intervention in the region and would regulate the territory to protect peace.

Square Deal

• The Square Deal established a standard for the president of the United States to set legislative goals for his administration. Furthermore, the Square Deal increased government engagement in environmental preservation, regulatory frameworks, and consumer safety.

Boxer Rebellion

• The Boxer Rebellion was a pivotal moment in Chinese history. It emphasized the challenges that the country was currently facing as a result of tensions caused by foreign influence and western imperialism.

"Gentlemen's Agreement"

• It proposed that US President Theodore Roosevelt compel San Francisco to overturn its Japanese-American school segregation decree in exchange for Japan agreeing to restrict emigration passports to Japanese laborers while allowing wives, children, and parents of present immigrants to enter the US. As a result, Japan agreed not to grant passports to Japanese citizens who wish to work in the United States' continental territory, thus halting new Japanese immigration to the country.

Great White Fleet

• The Great White Fleet gave US military troops valuable training in sea duty and ship operations. No serious technical disasters occurred, demonstrating the viability of US battleships for long-range operations. The Great White Fleet served as a powerful demonstration of America's naval might to the rest of the globe.

Russo-Japanese War

• The Russo-Japanese War was significant on a global scale because it was the first full-scale war of the modern era in which a non-European state conquered one of Europe's major powers. As an outcome, the Russian Empire and Tsar Nicholas II, as well as two of their three naval forces, suffered significant losses in reputation.

Mexican Revolution

• The Mexican Revolution sparked the 1917 Constitution, which established separation of church and state, government ownership of the subsoil, communal land ownership, labor organizing and striking rights, and many other goals. It also resulted in the demise of the Federal Force, which was replaced by a revolutionary army, and also the restructuring of Mexican culture and administration.