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After a revolt by mostly white sugar planters, a provisional government was established that removed the native Hawaiian Queen, Liliuokalani, from power. The provisional government asked for annexation to the U.S., which was granted.

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The U.S. goes to war with Spain and wins the war quickly and with low casualties. As a result, the U.S. gains the Spanish colonies of Cuba, Guam and the Philippines.

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After the United states acquired the Philippines, U.S. Secretary of State John Hay sent notes to the major powers of the time (France, Germany, Britain, Italy, Japan, and Russia), asking them to not interfere with the free use of the treaty ports within their spheres of influence in China. The open door policy stated that all European nations, and the United States, could trade with China.

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Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, 1904

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Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, 1904

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The Monroe Doctrine was a statement made by President James Monroe in 1823 that European colonization of the Americas was over.
Theodore Roosevelt, a successful politician and hero of the Spanish-American War was elected President in 1900 and was re-elected in 1904. He believed that the US needed to have a strong leadership position in the world for a variety of reasons. He felt the future of this included using military and financial power to reduce  the control European countries might have on the newer nations in the Western Hemisphere – particularly the nations of Latin America. This policy was known as the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine.

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A strategy used by the U.S. government under President William Howard Taft. The U.S. government would loan money to foreign nations, mostly in the Americas, as a way to influence the foreign policy of these nations.

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Missionary diplomacy was President Woodrow Wilson's idea that the United States' moral responsibility was to deny recognition to any Latin American government that was viewed as hostile to American interests. This was the first time America had failed to recognize any government, besides the Confederacy.[1] It was an expansion of President James Monroe's 1823 Monroe Doctrine.

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Newspapers publish the so-called “Zimmerman Note”: An
intercepted German diplomatic communication, it promises
German support for Mexico if that nation makes war on the U.S.

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The United States declares war on Germany.April 6, 1917

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The United States declares war on Germany.April 6, 1917

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The United States declares war on Germany. (The U.S. does not, however, officially join the Allies; it will fight the war as an “associated power.”).

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President Wilson proposes a 14-point plan aimed at end-
ing the war. His goal, says Wilson, is “peace without victory.” This plan will largely be ignored at the Treaty of Versailles.

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WORLD WAR I ARMISTICE SIGNED NOVEMBER 11, 1918

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WORLD WAR I ARMISTICE SIGNED NOVEMBER 11, 1918

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Fighting in WWI ends when German representatives agree to armistice terms.