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Acquisistion of Hawaii
-US ovethrew Hawaii's Queen and annexed it as its territory.It bacame a state in 1959
-1898
-American settlelers, Sanford B. Dole became president
-Sugar and pineapple plantations were created by American settlelers. -
Acquisition of Guam
-It was an important port-of-call for Spanish ships crossing the Pacific to Mexico to the Philippines.
-1898
-United States citizens
- Guam was taken away from Spain during the Spanish-American war. -
Sinking of the US Maine
- This set off to protest in the United States, it was also a way to start war. -Spanish Goverment, and Cuba
- This made the war have a small thought about starting it.
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Spanish-American War
-Conflicts between the countries led to a war that was fought in the Carribian and the Pacific.
-Theodore Rooselvet
-Spains empire came to an end, and the US became known as a world power. -
Open Dor Policy
-This policy gave equal trading rights to all nations in China.
-1899
-John Hay: US Secretary of State
-Was used to open Asian markers to the US business. -
Acquisition of the Philippines
-US congress annexed the Philippines instead of giving them their own territory.
-US Congress
- Eventhough the Filipinos fought for their land they lost it in 1902 -
Roosevelt Corallary
-The Roosevelt Corallary is when the European nations interfere in North and South American and was viewed as aggresion.
-In 1904
-President Roosevevlt
-US acted as "international police power". later on this became known as the Big Stick Policy. -
Dollar Diplomacy
-President Taft was collecting all the depts from the Carribean nations. If they couldn't pay, the US would send their troops.
-Date:1912
-President Taft
-Many countries from the Carribean were affected by this, -
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferainand
-The assassination was made by Gavrilo Princip.
-Archduke Franz Ferainand, Gavrilo Princip,
-Central Powers: Austria-hungary, Germany, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire
-Allied Powers: Serbia, Russia, Italy, Great Britain, France and later on the US
-Becuase of this it caused war between the central and allied powers. -
Panama Canal
-The Panama Canal is a canal that connects 2 bodies of water. Duing the Spanish-American war the canal helped to transport goods and ships. Panama was part of Columbia, later on the US was able to get a 10-mile strip of land
-1903-1924
-President Theodore Roosevelt
-The U.S. made the Panama Canal. -
Sinking of the Lusitnia
-The Lusitania was a British Ship that was torpedoed and sunk by a Germany Submarine.
-British passenger
- There was more than 120 Americans killed. -
Sussex Pledge
-It was a plege that Germany issued which stated that British would not attack any more merchant ships without giving any warning.
-Germany, British and the US.
-Germany failed at doing this and continued to attack and sink ships -
Zimmerman Telegram
- This telegram was sent from British to Mexico asking Mexico to attack the US in exhange for Texas, New Mexico adn Arizona's territory. -British and Mexico
- This made the US decided to go into war.
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The US enters WWI
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Selective Service Act
-Government passed an act which made them have the power to draft soldiers.
-All men between the ages 21-31 had to register for military services -
Battle of Argonne Forest
-Fought in France, along western front.
-Led to an armistice, which means end of war.
-Led by General Pershing and the AEF -
Espionage Act of 1917
-It was a crime for any person to convey information inteded to interfere witht he US armed forces prosecution of the war effort or to promote the success of th countrys' enemies.
-Government control of speech and fear of communication. -
Wilson's 14 points
-It was a plan for peace.
-Woodrow Wilson
-It was a way to prevent another World War to happen. -
End of WWI
(info of the Treaty of Versailles.
- The US rejected this because it was the opposition to the Legeu of NAtions, it limited US foreign policy, limited expansion effort ,interfered with domestic issuesd