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A Biography of America

TR and Wilson – Key Events

1898

Spanish American (Cuban Filipino) War

Hawaii annexed by the U.S.

1902

1902 Anthracite Strike

1903

Panama grants canal rights to U.S.

Establishment of federal wildlife sanctuaries

1904

Roosevelt Corollary

1906

Portsmouth Peace Conference

1907 - 1909

“Great White Fleet” Tour

1912

U.S. troops invade Cuba and occupy Nicaragua

1914

U.S. troops invade Mexico

World War I begins

Panama Canal opens

1917

United States enters World War I

1919

Treaty of Versailles

Units