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Secretary of State John Hay negotiated with Britain this treaty that permitted the United States to construct and control an Isthmian canal, providing it would be free and open to ships of all nations.
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Theordore Roosevelts policy that warned Latin American nations to keep their affairs in order or face American intervention.
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a conflict that grew out of the rival imperial ambitions of the Russian Empire and Japanese Empire over Manchuria and Korea.
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recognized Japan's dominance over Korea in return for its promise not to invade the Philippines.
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Roosevelt sent sixteen battleships of the new American fleet around the world, including a stop in Tokyo.
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Japan and America promised to maintain the status quo in the Pacific, uphold the Open Door, and support Chinese independence.
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Revolution begins in Mexico. The Revolution was characterized by several socialist, liberal, anarchist, populist, and agrarianist movements. Over time the Revolution changed from a revolt against the established order to a multi-sided civil war.
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William Jennings Bryan negotiates "cooling off" treaties to end war. They provided for submitting all international disputes to permanent commissions of investigation. Neither party could declare war or increase armaments until the investigation ended, usually within a year.
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A Bosnian assassin linked to Serbia murdered Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne.
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World War I begins.
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Hit by a torpedo, the ship sank. 128 Americans died and all the rest of them outraged.
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promised that the U-boats would stop and warn liners, unless they tried to resist or escape.
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The kaiser of Germany agreed to Wilson's demands and promised to shoot on sight only ships of the enemy's navy.
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Wilson wins re-election.
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The United States enters World War I.
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imposes sentences of up to 20 years in preison for persons found guilty of aiding the enemy, obstructing recruitment of soldiers, or encouraging disloyalty.
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Germany appealed to Wilson for an armistice, and by the end of the month Turkey, Bulgaria, and Austria-Hungary werew out of the war.
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imposing harsh penalties on anyone using "disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language" about the government, flag, or armed forces uniforms.
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Wilson deflected some of the most extreme Allied demands, and he won his coveted Point 14, a League of Nations, designed "to achieve international peace and security."
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Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States.
