World Events 1897-1901

Date

Event

1898	The Treaty of Paris between the United States and Spain forces Spain to relinquish Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines to the Unites States.
1899	The first peace conference takes place at The Hague, The Netherlands, with 26 nations in attendance.
1899	The Boer War begins between Great Britain and the Transvaal and the Orange Free State in South Africa.
1900	The Boxer Rebellion, a Chinese nationalist uprising against European influence, takes place.
1901	President McKinley is assassinated by anarchist Leon Czolgosz.