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Global competition between industrial nations to expand influence.
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Declared that European powers could not meddle with American territories such as the Philippines and Puerto Rico.
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Purchased from Russia for 7.2 million so America could hold control over its vast natural resources.
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Blaine organized the Pan-American Conference to promote cooperation among Western Hemisphere nations.
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The Spanish-American War was a series of policies, yellow journalism, and territories seeking independence.
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This ended the war between Spain and America with Spain giving up control over Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines.
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Started by the annexation of the Philippines rather than independence and raised questions about racism, the use of force, and global role.
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This was an anti foreign and anti imperialism rebellion in China led by the Boxers that opposed foreign influence.
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Election between Mckinley and WJB. Mckinley supported imperialism while WJB opposed imperialism.
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This added Cuba to the Constitution while giving America the right to intervene in Cuban affairs, control foreign policies, and lease naval bases. It limited Cuban independence as well as the dominance of the Caribbean.
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This was an addition to the Monroe Doctrine, it said that the US had the right to intervene in Latin American countries.
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WWI started with the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand in Bosnia
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Henry Ford--the creator of Ford vehicles--created the assembly line for automobiles. This became the most used manufacturing technique used during the 1920s.
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Caught by the British, it was a letter encouraging Mexico to go against the US. It caused the US to enter WWI.
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Allowed people to go to jail for up to 20 years if they attempted to rebel against the armed forces.
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This required all men from 21-30 to be drafted into the war under no regulations.
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This was president Wilson's plan to end the war peacefully with treaties, remove trade areas, adjust colonies freedom of sea, and international peace organizations.
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It allowed the US to imprison people who spoke out about against the war or the government.
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The Harlem Renaissance was a vibrant explosion of African American culture, art, literature, and music centered in Harlem, New York, during the 1920s and 1930s.
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This ended the war with Germany having to give up land, pay back a massive debt, and have their army capped. With this the League of Nations was created.
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The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote and to not be prohibited or denied citizens to vote on the basis of sex. This didn't improve the voting patterns as most women voted as their husbands did.
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The 18th Amendment prohibited the consumption and selling of alcohol but it ultimately was worked around with the rise of speakeasies, bootleg liquor, and smuggling.
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This was an attempt to stabilize the size of the US Navy and resolve issues.
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This was a treaty declaring that war would not be used as a national policy.
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On October 29th, 1929, the stock market crashed marking the beginning of the Great Depression.
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President Herbert Hoover raised tariffs to the highest rate in US history. This was meant to increase sales for the US allies and because Europe was struggling.
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About 20,000 WWI veterans marched on 1932 to DC to demand payment for war bonuses during the Great Depression.
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This was FDRs plan that he did within the first 100 days of his presidency. It closed banks for four days to prevent bank runs.
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This said that the US could not intervene in internal affairs of Latin American country.
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This was FDRs first action plan to deal with the Great Depression. It had Acts and Corporations that helped the people during the Great Depression and now.
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This act encourages self-governing, ended the allotment policy, and attempted to preserve Native American culture.
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The Neutrality Act prevented the US from entering another foreign war by restricting trade, loans, and travel with nations involved in wars.
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Italy invaded Ethiopia and the US/UN did nothing to stop the invasion.
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Rhineland at the time was a demilitarized zone bordering France. Hitler invaded Rhineland in 1936 to directly challenge the Treaty of Versailles.
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Wars broke out after Japan invaded China.
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Provided a minimum wage, maximum work week of 40, and a minimum working age of 16.
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Hitler took land bordering Czechoslovakia as the majority of the people in those lands spoke German.
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This date marks the start of WWII with Hitler invading Poland.
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This was Germany's strategy to get a lead in the war. The use of aircraft's, tanks, and sea attacks was the strategy used to make France and other Northern countries succumb to Germany.
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Drafted men from 21-35 in the war. This was the first time in US history where there was a draft before entering a war.
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This gave the president the right to give arms and other materials to foreign nations. This went around the Neutrality Acts.
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This policy announced that the US Navy could attack Germany or Italian vessels that were in the defensive zones.
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This was a surprise military attack on the US's Pearl Harbor. This led to Germany declaring war on the US three days later.
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The Manhattan Project was a top secret research initiative that developed the first Atomic Bomb. The Atomic Bomb were two bombs that were developed to go against Japan. They were inevitably used.
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Allied forces launched the largest invasion by sea in history against France. This was led by Dwight Eisenhower.
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The UN was created as a replacement for the League of Nations. It was meant to hold the peace and security, and to prevent future conflicts.
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The big three met and agreed to demand Japans surrender and hold Nazi leaders.
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FDR, Churchill, and Stalin met to discuss how Germany would be divided up and how to end the war. This was a new peace organizations.
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