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Acquisition of Hawaii, Gwam and the Philippines
The US overthrew Hawaii's Queen and it was annexed as a territory in 1898. Sugar and pineapple plantations were created by us settlers. Standford Dole became the governor. -
Spanish-American war
the United states helped cuba get its independence back and to help portect the land we had over there. -
Open Door Policy
It gave equal trading rights to all forgein nations in china and it was used to open Asain markets to US businesses. -
Roosevelt Corollary
Roosevelt wrote statements that were additions to the monroe doctrine. Eurpoe shouldnt try to colonize or interfere with North or South America and if they did we would take it as aggression. -
Dollar Diplomacy
President Taft encouraged US banks to give to Caribbean countires. If the country couldnt repay the US troops would go there and demand for their money. -
Assassinaton of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Archduke Franz Fardinand was assinaated by a serbian nationalist. This was the main cause if the war to begin. -
Panama Canal
The Panama Canal was a short cut that conected the altanic and pacific ocean. The US dug up the canal so that they would be able to use it and cut donw the time it took to travel to trade. -
German Proclamation
germany would sink any ships that would pass through British water. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
A British passenger ship was sucken by german U-boat and there were 120 americans on that ship that died. -
Sussex Pledge
Germany made a pledge saying that they would promise not to sink anymore ships without a warning. -
Zimmernan Tekegram
Germany was going to send a teleogram to mexico saying that they want them to start a war in the united states and that germany would help them gain back Tx, NM, and Az. But before that could get to mexico it the british got a hold of it and showed it to the US. -
U.S. Enters WW1
The United States goes into the war because of the Zimmerman teleogram and they also enter the war because of the lusitania getting sunk and killing 120 Americans. -
Selective Service Act Passed
it gave the government the power to draft soldiers. from the age of 21 to 31 had to register for militaray service. -
Espionage Act
An act that made it a crime of any person to convey info. intended to interfere with the U.S. war efforrt or to help out our enemies. -
Wilson's 14 points
they were points to keep peace between nations to that there would not be another world war. -
Start of WW1
because of the assassination Austria had declared war of serbia. -
Battle of Argonne Forest
this battle was fought along the Mesuse River and it was part of the final Allied offensive of World War 1. -
End of WWl
the treaty of Versallies was to make germant pay victor of the war and they had restirictions on their army and their whole navy was eliminated.
