| 1810–1825 | 1879–1883 |
| Wars of independence in Latin America | War of the Pacific |
| 1845 | 1886 |
| First use of term manifest destiny in United States; Texas and Florida admitted into United States | Abolition of slavery in Cuba |
| 1845–1847 | 1888 |
| Mexican-American War | Abolition of slavery in Brazil |
| 1857–1861 | 1889 |
| Mexican Wars of Reform | Brazilian monarchy overthrown and republic established |
| 1861–1865 | 1898 |
| U.S. Civil War | Spanish-American War |
| 1865–1870 | 1904 |
| Paraguay War (War of Triple Alliance) | United States secures the rights to build and control the Panama Canal |
| 1867 | 1910 |
| Dominion of Canada formed | Mexican Revolution |
| 1868–1878 | 1914 |
| Cuban Ten Years’ War | Panama Canal completed |