Today was a blog discussion day.
Treaty of Paris- 1898 signed, ended Spanish- American War, Spain let us have Guam and Puerto Rico.
John Hay- Born in 1836
Teddy Roosevelt- well know for conservation acts, made square deal- everyone is equal.
Hawaii- Aug. 21, 1959- became a state, U.S. realized Hawaii was important when there was the Pearl Harbor attack.
Alaska- 55 miles east of Russia.
Filipinos Rebel- Rebeled agianst the U.S., the war cost $400 million.
Problems with the Panama Canal- almost 4 million dollars, 10 years to build, had to go through mountains and jungles, rivers flooded, diseases, there were landslides.
Generals of the Spanish- American War- Albertes Catlan, Alexander Alger.
Platt Amendment- U.S. controlled Cuba, wouldn't leave until Cuba signed it.
Boxer Rebellion- Peasants from China, western people called them boxers, they were a sercret group that practiced boxing, killed christian missionaries, they wanted to get rid of foreign influence in their country.
Causes of Spanish- American War- Cuba wanted independence from Spain.
Major Battles of Spanish- American War- USS Maine exploded and killed soldiers
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