Interactive Timeline – 1890-1914

correct incorrect May Congress authorizes construction of three modern battleships

correct incorrect Jan Queen Liliuokalani ascends to throne of Hawaiian monarchy

correct incorrect Jan Sanford B. Dole leads successful coup in Hawaii, deposing Queen Liliuokalani

correct incorrect Dec Cleveland administration refuses to annex Hawaii

correct incorrect Jul Republic of Hawaii founded with Sanford Dole as president

correct incorrect THE WORLD: Aug First Sino-Japanese War begins as China and Japan fight for control over Korea

correct incorrect Jul Crisis erupts between United States and Great Britain over disputed Venezuelan boundary

correct incorrect THE WORLD: Feb Cuban insurgents revolt against Spanish rule

correct incorrect THE WORLD: Apr Japan wins the first Sino-Japanese War

correct incorrect THE WORLD: Feb General Valeriano Weyler implements reconcentracíon policy in attempt to crush Cuban revolution

correct incorrect THE WORLD: Jun Queen Victoria celebrates 60 years on British throne

correct incorrect Jan USS Maine arrives in Havana harbor

correct incorrect Feb De Lôme letter published in the New York Journal

correct incorrect Feb USS Maine explodes in Havana harbor, killing 260 U.S. sailors

correct incorrect Apr Congress declares war on Spain

correct incorrect May Commodore Dewey defeats Spanish fleet in Manila Bay

correct incorrect Jul Battle of San Juan Hill

correct incorrect Jul United States annexes Hawaii

correct incorrect Jul United States begins military occupation of Puerto Rico

correct incorrect Aug Spanish-American war ends; peace negotiations begin

correct incorrect Nov Anti-Imperial League founded in Boston

correct incorrect Dec Treaty of Paris signed, officially ending Spanish-American War

correct incorrect Jan United States establishes military government in Cuba

correct incorrect Feb Treaty of Paris ratified by U.S. Senate

correct incorrect Sep Secretary of State John Hay issues first "Open Door" notes

correct incorrect Nov Aguinaldo implements guerilla war against United States

correct incorrect THE WORLD: Oct Second Boer War breaks out over British claims in Transvaal and Orange Free State, lasting nearly three years

correct incorrect THE WORLD: Nov Boxer Rebellion begins in China

correct incorrect Jul Secretary of State Hay issues second set of "Open Door" notes

correct incorrect May Foraker Act defines Puerto Rico as "unincorporated territory" under congressional control

correct incorrect THE WORLD: Aug International military force, including U.S. troops, arrives in Beijing to crush Boxer Rebellion

correct incorrect Mar Aguinaldo captured by U.S. forces

correct incorrect Feb Cuba approves constitution ceding much authority to United States

correct incorrect Sep President McKinley is assassinated; Vice President Roosevelt ascends to presidency

correct incorrect Jun Congress passes Spooner Amendment

correct incorrect Jul Filipino war for independence ends, although resistance continues for years

correct incorrect Nov Hay–Bunau–Varilla Treaty signed, grants United States rights to build canal in Panama

correct incorrect Nov Theodore Roosevelt wins presidential election

correct incorrect Dec Roosevelt Corollary announced

correct incorrect THE WORLD: Feb Russo-Japanese War breaks out

correct incorrect THE WORLD: Jan Russian Revolution of 1905 begins with mass protests against tsarist regime

correct incorrect THE WORLD: Sep Peace treaty negotiated by Roosevelt ends Russo-Japanese War

correct incorrect Mar Roosevelt negotiates immigration agreement with Japan

correct incorrect Dec Roosevelt dispatches "Great White Fleet" around the world

correct incorrect Nov William Howard Taft elected to presidency

correct incorrect THE WORLD: Nov Mexican Revolution begins and will last 10 years

correct incorrect THE WORLD: Jan Chinese Republic established with overthrow of Manchu Dynasty

correct incorrect Aug Panama Canal opens