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U.S.S Maine was sent to Cuba to protect Americans lives and property after De Lome, the Spanish Ambassador called President McKiney weak and shortly after the Maine stayed in the Hrabor it blew up, killing 258 U.S. sailors and injured many others.
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conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of U.S. intervention in the Cuban War of Independence and also the opportunity for the U.S. to demonstrate its naval strength and its awakening of becoming a world power. The U.S. also gained the territories of the Philippines, cuba, Puerto Rico, and Guam.
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The Philippines were annexed instead of gaining independence ,which greatly disappointed the Filipinos and started a rebellion but were defeated in 1902.
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The U.S. wanted plantations in Hawaii but queen Liliuokalani refused so the U.S overthrew the Queen and Sanford Dole became Governor and later Hawaii was annexed as a territory to the U.S. and the U.S. gained more resources such as sugar and pineapple plantations.
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The U.S. desired a shortcut through the east and west U.S coast to reduce travel time but this shortcut would have to be made ten miles through Panama but Panama refused to to grant the U.S, the ten miles of land so the U.S helped Panamanian reels gaine independence in Panama in return the u.S receives the ten miles of land.
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An addition to the Monroe Doctrine by Theodore Roosevelt and stated that any European nation who tries to colonize or intefere in north or south America will be viewed as aggresion.
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President Taft encouraged the investment to Caribbean countries to gain influence in thoe nations and if they refused to payback the U.S. then the U.S. would send in troops to make them pay back the loans.
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John hay announced the open door policy which nations shared trading with Chine equally. This policy was made because Hay feared european influence would keep the U.S from trading with China and sine he saw china as a vital market for the U.S.'s industrial economy he set this policy into effect.
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The assassination of Ferdinand led to animmediate cause of war whcih involved Serbia and Austria including their allies.
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After the the assination of Archduke ferdinand Austria invaded serbia to get revenge and later SErbia's allinaces gt involved and since they got involved Austria's alliances got involved and instead of being a minor conflice it escaladed into a European war.
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Germany declared watters around Britain was a war zone and if any ship that enters will be sunk by submarines.
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germany sunk a British passenger ship killing more than 120 Americans angering the U.S. almost forcing the U.S. to get involved in the front lines of the war.
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Germany didin't want the U.S. to get involved in the war so they stated that they would not sink any merchant ships without warning.
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The British intercepted a telegram from germany to Mexico whcih stated that germany would give Mexico the land they lost back from the exican-Americsn war in exchange if they attack the U.S. to weaken their forces.
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The U.S entered the war after discovering Germany's plot to have Mexico attack the U.S. and then passed the selectice service act.
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The U.S. governement passed the selective service act to have men at the ages of 21-31 to be drafted as soldiers because the U.S. isn't a powerhouse yet so they need soldiers to go fight in the war,
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Prohibted the exgchange of information that would help the u.s.'s enemies succeed and interfere with the war effort.( it was used to control speech, and fear of comminism )
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Battle in France alone the Meuse river that many Americans troops took part of and the outcoe led to the end of the war.
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Wilson's 14 points were 14 ideas for peace and ended world war 1 when Germany and it allies agreed to surrender only if the 14 points are withheld.
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World war one ends but germany is punished severly, they must pay 300 billio dollars in war damages, military will be downsized, navy is eliminated, and they must accept total blame for the war. Germany was never given the 14 points it was promised.
