timetoast 3 By tyequelsmith00 1893 the us annexed hawaii 1898 Spanish american war 1898 puerto rico was annexed by the U.S 1899 john Hay's open door policy with china 1900 The us asserted its right to intervene in cuban affairs with the platt amendment 1902 the us annexed the philippines 1909 President Taft's Dollar Diplomacy with Latin America 1914 panama canal opened making passage between the Atlantic and pacific oceans easier 1914 world war i began in europe 1917 the us entered wwi i due to german submarine warfare and the zimmermann telegram 1917 woodrow wilson made "make the world safe for democracy speech 1918 woodrow wilson delivered his 14 points to eliminate the causes of war 1919 treaty of Versailles was signed (punished Germany for ww1 1919 the us senate rejected the treaty of versailles and failed to join the league of nation 1920 league of nation was created as a worldwide organization devoted to peace 1993 The United states first global economy
