Alaska Purchase

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Alaska Purchase
The United States and Russia agreed on a sale
price of 7.2 million dollars and Alaska became an
American territory in 1867.
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Alaska Purchase
Between 1854 and 1856 Russia fought the Crimean
War with England and other European nations for
access to world maritime commerce. Russia lost
the war. In 1855 and 1856 British and French
warships attacked eastern Russia. This raised a
question about the security of Russian America.
Could the Russians protect Alaska in Russian
America? The Tsar and his council decided that
the best course of action was to sell Russian
America and concentrate on Asia. When that
information became public, the United States
quickly indicated an interest in the region.
Source 1. Source 2.
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Hawaii

• In 1893 A group of residents, mostly Americans
  who had become prominent in the Hawaiian economy,
  engineered the overthrow of the monarchy of Queen
  Liliuokalani. The kingdom was overthrown, and a
  republic was formed with U.S. support. This was
  followed by the joint annexation resolution of
  Congress in 1898, the final stamp of U.S.
  domination. This status was confirmed by the
  establishment of a territory on June 14, 1900.
  Source 1 source 2 source 3.

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Panama Canal

• The first attempt to build a canal across the
  Isthmus of Panama took place between 1881-1898
  after the Colombian government granted a
  concession to France.
• In 1902, the United States purchase the equipment
  of the from the French.
• In 1903, negotiations with Colombia broke down,
  and Panama declared its independence with full
  support and encouragement from the U.S.
• In 1904, Panama gave the U.S. permission to build
  the canal.
• The canal opened in 1914. Source 1 source 2.

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Open Door Policy
After a war between China and Japan (189495),
Russia, France, Germany, and Great Britain wanted
exclusive rights with China. A new interest in
foreign markets had emerged there following the
economic depression of the 1890s. The United
States also had just gained the Philippines,
Guam, and Hawaii and was becoming increasingly
interested in China, where American textile
manufacturers had found markets for cheap cotton
goods. With the Open Door Policy the U.S.
succeeded in keeping China open for free trade
with every country, which was favorable to the
expanding American economy. The Open Door Policy
also indicated to other countries that the U.S.
was now a major world power. Source 1.
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The Boxer Rebellion

• The Boxer Rebellion was an anti-western movement
  in China.
• On August 14, 1900, an international force
  finally captured Beijing, relieving the
  foreigners and Christians besieged there since
  June 20.
• Boxers was a name that foreigners gave to a
  Chinese secret society known as the Yihequan
  (Righteous and Harmonious Fists). The group
  practiced certain boxing and calisthenic rituals
  in the belief that this made them invulnerable.
• In the late 19th century, because of growing
  economic impoverishment, a series of unfortunate
  natural calamities, and unbridled foreign
  aggression in the area, the Boxers began to
  increase their strength in the provinces of North
  China.
• By late 1899 the Boxers were openly attacking
  Chinese Christians and Western missionaries. By
  May 1900, Boxer bands were roaming the
  countryside around the capital at Beijing.
  Finally, in early June an international relief
  force of 2,100 men was dispatched.
• Foreign powers wanted to stop the rebellion to
  keep the Chinese markets open to commerce.
  Source 1 source 2.

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The Spanish-American War began when the U.S.
accused Spain of sinking the USS Maine.
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We now know that the most likely cause was an
accident within the ship.
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• The Rough Riders were the 1st Volunteer Cavalry
  in the SpanishAmerican War, a regiment of U.S.
  cavalry volunteers recruited by future president
  Theodore Roosevelt and composed of cowboys,
  miners, law-enforcement officials, and college
  athletes, among others. Their colorful and often
  unorthodox exploits received extensive publicity
  in the U.S. press.

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The U.S. found little resistance from the Spanish
military in Manila
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Find three points each cartoon tries to make
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American Possessions in 1907
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American Possessions in 1906
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• Other Sources
• Source (also for all images) http//www.history.n
  avy.mil/wars/index.htmlanchor4623
• Info on Span-Am War as sign of rise to world
  power Maine goes down, uproar, volunteers
  http//www.history.army.mil/books/AMH-V1/ch15.htm
• http//mrburnett.net/apworldhistory/maps/americass
  panishamericanwar1897.bmp
• LOC WEBSITE http//www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898/i
  ntro.html
• PBS on yellow journalism http//www.pbs.org/cruci
  ble/frames/_resources.html
• Panama Canal http//www.bartleby.com/65/pa/PanCan
  l.html
• History http//news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/world/america
  s/554376.stm
• Hawaii http//www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/time/gp/17661
  .htm